bshea'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • bshea DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (WSH)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (JAX)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Players Gained
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Julian Blackmon
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T.J. Edwards
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a A-.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Commanders, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

Williams has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 23 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick36 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
No drama and no debate, Xavier Legette went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick No. 40 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No edge and no loss on Kingsley Suamataia in the 46th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick48 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid up for Edgerrin Cooper at slot 48 when waiting would have done the job. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick59 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A tidy little value on Chris Braswell in the 59th pick, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A reach on Cooper Beebe in No. 67; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick79 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Good price on Blake Corum in Round 3, Pick 15, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick101 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at Round 4, Pick 1 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in slot 113 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick138 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They paid sticker price for Ben Sinnott in pick 138, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
By-the-book stuff, Curtis Jacobs at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick220 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sam Hartman at the 220th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick221 Rnd7 Myles Jones
Myles Jones at pick No. 221 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.