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Cart DRAFTING FOR THECommanders
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
A
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: A. The Commanders looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Trevor Keegan at Round 3, Pick 36 regardless, 63 picks early.
Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.
Pick Analysis
Pick3
Rnd1
Malik Nabers
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick7
Rnd1
Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 7 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38
Rnd2
Kool-Aid McKinstry
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 6, where Kool-Aid McKinstry graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40
Rnd2
Amarius Mims
Taking Amarius Mims in slot 40 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67
Rnd3
Kamari Lassiter
Steal is underselling it; Kamari Lassiter at No. 67 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick92
Rnd3
Beaux Limmer
They talked themselves into Beaux Limmer at the 92nd pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick99
Rnd3
Trevor Keegan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trevor Keegan in the 99th pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104
Rnd4
Blake Corum
A running back of that caliber at No. 104 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick136
Rnd4
Theo Johnson
They took Theo Johnson at par in pick No. 136, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke McCaffrey. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick166
Rnd5
Christian Jones
Christian Jones in Round 5, Pick 30 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick178
Rnd6
Sione Vaki
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sione Vaki at pick 178 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick187
Rnd6
Ty'Ron Hopper
They let Ty'Ron Hopper come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick222
Rnd7
Johnny Dixon
Circle this one: Johnny Dixon at slot 222 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224
Rnd7
Kendall Milton
You do not let a running back like Kendall Milton reach pick No. 224 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick232
Rnd7
Andrew Raym
No edge and no loss on Andrew Raym in slot 232; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick249
Rnd7
Charles Turner III
Charles Turner III at No. 249 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick251
Rnd7
Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford in Round 7, Pick 31 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick253
Rnd7
Kedon Slovis
A wild overpay on Kedon Slovis in the 253rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
























