bshea'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • bshea DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (MIA)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (MIA)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Ramsey
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Commanders came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Skattebo. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Every board in the league had Dumas-Johnson lower, and that gap is the story.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In slot 29 they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They read the board right and Cam Skattebo was the payoff at No. 103. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Dont'e Thornton Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They went early on Jamon Dumas-Johnson in Round 7, Pick 29, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.