wshcommie'S MOCK DRAFT

Commander Justin Fields?

  • wshcommie DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Commanders clearly saw something nobody else did in Ty'Ron Hopper, taking him 38 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still on the board.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick 2 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
No edge and no loss on Jordan Morgan in pick No. 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Khyree Jackson at Round 3, Pick 3, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick101 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick103 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the 103rd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick138 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ty'Ron Hopper this early at the 138th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jalyx Hunt
They read the board right and Jalyx Hunt was the payoff at slot 181. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick220 Rnd6 Trey Knox
They paid up for Trey Knox at No. 220 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.