Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Deshawn Pace Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Deshawn Pace
S UCF
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Commanders would have aced it. Deshawn Pace at No. 205 is 228 spots clear of where he belonged. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

The Rucker value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Commanders indulged a want in Sauls while a need in tight end, cornerback and other spots stayed open.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In the 29th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Tory Horton
Value said wait; Tory Horton in pick 61 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Ben Sauls
They bypassed pressing needs at tight end, cornerback and other spots to take Ben Sauls, a specialist that was not the priority.
Pick205 Rnd6 Deshawn Pace
A real head-scratcher, Deshawn Pace in No. 205 is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kaimon Rucker
A edge rusher of that caliber at pick No. 245 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.