Jbenitez1023'S MOCK DRAFT

Jbenitez1023'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 19, 2023

Dream draft

  • Jbenitez1023 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (WSH)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LAR)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (BAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (BAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LAR)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Carson Wentz
QB
Head Shot
Chase Young
EDGE
Head Shot
Emmanuel Forbes
CB
Head Shot
Jacoby Brissett
QB
Head Shot
Montez Sweat
EDGE
Head Shot
Sam Howell
QB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: D.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Commanders, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Getting Cowing where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick21 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 21 they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick32 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 32 they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Nothing to complain about; Ja'Tavion Sanders went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick36 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
JT Tuimoloau in No. 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick37 Rnd2 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at Round 2, Pick 5 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia is a better player than slot 68 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
They did well to land Jalen McMillan in the 128th pick, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaylan Ford at pick No. 182 is the proof. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in the 226th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.