CJ5moker'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • CJ5moker DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (WSH)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (WSH)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (SEA)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Players traded away
Head Shot
Emmanuel Forbes
CB
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
Head Shot
Sam Howell
QB
Head Shot
Terry McLaurin
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a D weekend for the Commanders.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Mason McCormick at slot 100 is 46 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

Getting Mims where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 2nd overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in No. 36. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick40 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They took T'Vondre Sweat at par in pick 40, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick41 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at pick No. 41 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick58 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
They paid up for Devontez Walker at the 58th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in Round 3, Pick 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in pick 67, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A quiet steal in slot 71: Malachi Corley for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They did well to land Khyree Jackson in No. 90, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss slipping to pick No. 102 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They talked themselves into Ben Sinnott at the 104th pick, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at the 126th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick139 Rnd5 Christian Jones
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Christian Jones. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
No edge and no loss on Javion Cohen in No. 169; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick202 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A wild overpay on Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 202, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They read the board right and Nathaniel Watson was the payoff at pick 222. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.