Colin'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (WSH)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (WSH)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NYJ)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Kayvon Thibodeaux
EDGE
Players traded away
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Daron Payne
DT
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Darrick Forrest
S
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Sam Cosmi
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D.

Somebody took the Commanders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Chambers pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Coleman.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
Pick10 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
Brock Bowers at Round 1, Pick 10 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick18 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
In pick 18 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at pick No. 67 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick101 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at No. 101 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick138 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
The board fumbled Sataoa Laumea all the way to the 138th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
A reach for Steele Chambers in slot 181; a little patience would have been rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick220 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor in the 220th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.