KingProdigy'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • KingProdigy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Dashawn Spears
S LSU
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (WSH)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE LSU
Brice Pollock Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Brice Pollock
CB Texas Tech
Raleek Brown Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Raleek Brown
RB Texas
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (WSH)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C
ValueD NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Commanders for Green: C.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cayden Green got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at the 224th pick. A weekend of give and take that grades a C.

Every board in the league had Spears lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Hit on Dashawn Spears and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Dashawn Spears
In No. 4 they get a two-high chess piece, a steep price for the projection. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Steal is underselling it; Will Echoles at pick 36 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Reed Harris
A wild overpay on Reed Harris in slot 68, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Princewill Umanmielen
Fair-plus on Princewill Umanmielen, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick141 Rnd5 Brice Pollock
Brice Pollock in the 141st pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Raleek Brown
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Raleek Brown in pick No. 182, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Cayden Green
They will replay Cayden Green at Round 7, Pick 4 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.