Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT

Great draft

  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (WSH)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jadan Baugh Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jadan Baugh
RB Florida
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (WSH)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (WSH)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Luke Reynolds Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (WSH)
Luke Reynolds
TE Virginia Tech
Audavion Collins Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Audavion Collins
CB Penn State
John Curry Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
John Curry
CB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (CLE)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CLE)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Draft Picks Traded
Julian Sayin Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CLE)
Julian Sayin
QB Ohio State
Kemari Copeland Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kemari Copeland
DL Virginia Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mike Sainristil
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Commanders for Stone: C.

You build a draft on nights like this. David Stone had no business being available in slot 73, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. For now it grades a C, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

If Matayo Uiagalelei and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
In the 16th pick they get a premier pass rusher at fair value.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jadan Baugh
Jadan Baugh in pick No. 41 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick50 Rnd2 Greg Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Greg Johnson in No. 50. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 David Stone
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick110 Rnd4 Luke Reynolds
You do not let a tight end like Luke Reynolds reach pick 110 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Audavion Collins
Audavion Collins is a better player than Round 6, Pick 9 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 John Curry
They robbed the room for John Curry here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.