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jeremy DRAFTING FOR THECommanders
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
B-
ValueF
NeedB
TradesC+
FutureA+
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B-. The Commanders clearly saw something nobody else did in Payton Thorne, taking him 466 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.
Getting Harris where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick36
Rnd2
Zach Calzada
Zach Calzada at the 36th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick39
Rnd2
Payton Thorne
Payton Thorne in No. 39 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick59
Rnd2
Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe slid further than he should have, and pick 59 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65
Rnd3
Cooper DeJean
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Cooper DeJean for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71
Rnd3
Chris Braswell
Nothing to complain about; Chris Braswell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75
Rnd3
Amarius Mims
No edge and no loss on Amarius Mims in the 75th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100
Rnd3
Graham Barton
Graham Barton at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101
Rnd4
Tyleik Williams
A straight-up fair deal on Tyleik Williams at the 101st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111
Rnd4
Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick No. 111 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick133
Rnd4
Darius Robinson
They paid sticker price for Darius Robinson in slot 133, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144
Rnd5
Gabe Hall
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gabe Hall in the 144th pick, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185
Rnd6
Cam Hart
Cam Hart at No. 185 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick228
Rnd7
Tre Harris
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tre Harris in Round 7, Pick 8, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
















