Meandwarf'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Meandwarf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (MIA)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (GB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIA)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derwin James Jr.
S
Head Shot
Eric Stokes
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Commanders found their guy under center in Daniels: A-.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Reaching for Gore Jr. left real value on the table behind him. That Pearl pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In the end it comes back to Jayden Daniels, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 5th pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
No drama and no debate, Ja'Tavion Sanders went about where he belonged in the 36th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick37 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick41 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in pick No. 41 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at pick 67 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Khyree Jackson at No. 78, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent slot 100 on Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick126 Rnd4 James Williams
They took James Williams at par in Round 4, Pick 26, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick139 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in the 139th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick158 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Value with a capital V on Tommy Eichenberg in the 158th overall pick, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick198 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 198 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Taking Julian Pearl in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.