Brice 'S MOCK DRAFT

1st one

  • Brice DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (WSH)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (WSH)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jake Majors
C Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (WSH)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NO)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NO)
Shemar Stewart
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Henderson should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a B+.

The Commanders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: TreVeyon Henderson, the No. 71 name on the board, in the Round 5 slot. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Adding Ennis Rakestraw Jr. by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick 21 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III in No. 55 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Majors in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick147 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
The board fumbled TreVeyon Henderson all the way to the 147th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick198 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in Round 6, Pick 23 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at pick No. 235 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick239 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Taking Donovan Edwards in the 239th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
You do not let a linebacker like Jamon Dumas-Johnson reach slot 245 and blink. They did not. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.