Nathan Lambo'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Ethan Downs Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ethan Downs
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Commanders.

The war room fell hard for Collin Oliver, and it showed at pick No. 250: 70 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

The Horton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 29th pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in pick 79 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in slot 148 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ethan Downs
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ethan Downs this early at Round 6, Pick 29. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Somehow Trevor Etienne was still sitting there in No. 238, and they pounced on premier running back value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick250 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
Collin Oliver at pick 250 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.