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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureB+
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a D, for the Commanders. You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Commanders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.
So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. It is not that Gray is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They are betting Thomas proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 4 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick7
Rnd1
Rome Odunze
In slot 7 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27
Rnd1
Amarius Mims
In No. 27 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36
Rnd2
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40
Rnd2
Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in Round 2, Pick 8 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67
Rnd3
Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick70
Rnd3
Sedrick Van Pran
A straight-up fair deal on Sedrick Van Pran at the 70th pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick78
Rnd3
Mike Sainristil
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mike Sainristil in the 78th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100
Rnd3
Brenden Rice
Good price on Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 37, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106
Rnd4
Cedric Gray
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Cedric Gray at linebacker with running back and interior defensive lineman open.
Pick138
Rnd5
Tommy Eichenberg
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tommy Eichenberg. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick139
Rnd5
Mohamed Kamara
A clean, defensible pick in the 139th pick with a little surplus value in Mohamed Kamara. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick141
Rnd5
Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at the 141st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick146
Rnd5
Chau Smith-Wade
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 146 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152
Rnd5
Xavier Thomas
A reach on Xavier Thomas in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick222
Rnd7
Isaiah Williams
Steal is underselling it; Isaiah Williams at pick 222 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.


















