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2025 Mock Draft 5

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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (WSH)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (WSH)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (WSH)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (WSH)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (PIT)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PIT)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
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Troy Apke
CB
Head Shot
Tyler Larsen
C
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureC
Best value of the weekend goes to the Commanders for Bassa: C+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jeffrey Bassa, the 171st pick, roughly 44 picks past where he belonged.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They are betting Nesbit proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

If Walter Nolen and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a wrecking ball inside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at slot 62 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at the 79th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
You do not let a cornerback like Zy Alexander reach pick 91 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick122 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
They went early on Sai'vion Jones in No. 122, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Somehow Jeffrey Bassa was still sitting there in pick No. 171, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick207 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Kyle Williams graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Ja'Corey Brooks in the 238th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Clay Webb
They took Clay Webb at par in slot 247, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick250 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
They reached into another round for Bryson Nesbit, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.