UPTY8TM$0'S MOCK DRAFT

1st mock draft

  • UPTY8TM$0 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders found their guy under center in Daniels: B-.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Jacobs pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

If Suamataia pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in No. 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kingsley Suamataia. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac slipping to slot 67 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A clean, defensible pick in the 79th overall pick with a little surplus value in Cade Stover. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Good price on Khyree Jackson in Round 3, Pick 37, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
They let Johnny Wilson come to them and pounced at pick No. 139. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at pick 143 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Nothing to complain about; Mason McCormick went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
They robbed the room for Curtis Jacobs here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.