DREDD'S MOCK DRAFT

COMMANDERS

  • DREDD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (WSH)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (KC)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (KC)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Willie Gay
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Commanders found their guy under center in Maye: B+.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Getting Oladapo where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The Commanders clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 4 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick28 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 28th overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan slid further than he should have, and pick 35 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick36 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A clean, defensible pick in the 36th pick with a little surplus value in Quinyon Mitchell. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at Round 2, Pick 8 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They went early on Junior Colson in No. 67, and the value did not follow. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick100 Rnd3 Audric Estime
Audric Estime in slot 100 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Khyree Jackson at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick131 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
They did well to land Justin Eboigbe in Round 4, Pick 31, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
They let Jaylin Simpson come to them and pounced at No. 162. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at pick No. 181 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick223 Rnd7 Erick All
Nothing to complain about; Erick All went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.