Skinsfan1'S MOCK DRAFT

4/6/25

  • Skinsfan1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Commanders never addressed edge rusher, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

If Hairston pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On value alone, TeSlaa makes the weekend a net positive.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They went early on Maxwell Hairston in No. 61, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in the 128th overall pick with a little surplus value in Emery Jones Jr.. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A straight-up fair deal on Luke Lachey at the 205th pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at slot 245 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.