KJR'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • KJR DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Commanders.

There is reaching, and then there is Dominic Zvada at the 223rd pick. The Commanders jumped the board by 81 and dared it to prove them wrong. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Tight end is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 7 they get a downhill hitter at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at the 71st pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick145 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
They paid a round early for Pat Coogan in slot 185, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 David Gusta
They took David Gusta at par in the 196th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada at Round 7, Pick 7 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Stacking talent where they were already deep.