Juniors12051'S MOCK DRAFT
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Juniors12051'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 6, 2023

Juniors

  • Juniors12051 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (WSH)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (LAR)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (PIT)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (ARI)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LAR)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
S
Head Shot
Amare Barno
EDGE
Head Shot
Stefon Diggs
WR
Head Shot
Najee Harris
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Antonio Gibson
RB
Head Shot
Jahan Dotson
WR
Head Shot
Nick Gates
C
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
Larceny in pick 218 lands the Commanders a B+, Hicks and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Commanders were there to profit. Jaden Hicks, the No. 187 name on the board, should have been long gone before the Round 6 slot. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The cost of the Johnson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 23 they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jared Verse
Jared Verse slipping to the 36th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at No. 39 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick65 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
No drama and no debate, Sedrick Van Pran went about where he belonged in slot 65. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
A straight-up fair deal on Caelen Carson at the 71st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113 Rnd4 Graham Barton
Graham Barton is a better player than Round 4, Pick 13 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick138 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joe Milton III. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Devontez Walker
They paid a round early for Devontez Walker in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick194 Rnd6 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy in the 194th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jaden Hicks
The board fumbled Jaden Hicks all the way to pick No. 218, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick228 Rnd7 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at No. 228 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.