mwilliams'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • mwilliams DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureA
The Commanders won the night they stopped Speights from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Omar Speights had no business being available in pick 223, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Murphy lower, and that gap is the story.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jordan Morgan in the 34th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens in Round 2, Pick 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
A straight-up fair deal on Jonah Elliss at slot 40, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy at the 67th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They paid a round early for Cooper Beebe in No. 68, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at pick No. 100 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 DeWayne Carter
DeWayne Carter at pick 102 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
No drama and no debate, Marshawn Kneeland went about where he belonged in pick 103. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in the 141st overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
A reasonable price with a little left over, Curtis Jacobs in the Round 6 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick223 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Steal is underselling it; Omar Speights at pick No. 223 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Stacking talent where they were already deep.