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2025 Mock Draft 8

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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (WSH)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
CJ Baxter Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
CJ Baxter
RB Texas
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (WSH)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Shamar Easter Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Shamar Easter
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CAR)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CAR)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (LAR)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CAR)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Rob Havenstein
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Commanders fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

The Easter pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The Rob Havenstein deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 9 they get a centerfielder for the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61 Rnd2 Nyck Harbor
A tidy little value on Nyck Harbor in the 61st overall pick, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick79 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in pick No. 79 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick115 Rnd4 Boubacar Traore
Boubacar Traore at Round 4, Pick 15 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick146 Rnd5 CJ Baxter
No edge and no loss on CJ Baxter in the 146th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at pick 169 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. in No. 184 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
A straight-up fair deal on Oscar Delp at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Shamar Easter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Shamar Easter well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.