Lohengrin'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Lohengrin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (WSH)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dennis Daley
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Commanders and Vidal: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kimani Vidal slide, and the Commanders were the ones holding the card at pick No. 223. Highway robbery.

The cost of the Hartman reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

With wide receiver and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in the Round 1 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin in pick No. 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Nothing to complain about; Chop Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 40th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 59th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 67 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
No edge and no loss on Marist Liufau in pick 79; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick90 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in No. 90 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick100 Rnd3 Josh Newton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Josh Newton at pick No. 100 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
No drama and no debate, Marshawn Kneeland went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Tyrice Knight adds a linebacker and leaves wide receiver and interior defensive lineman untouched.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
They did well to land Cedric Gray in slot 141, just ahead of his grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick181 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the 181st overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Eric Watts
A tidy bit of business in No. 204, where Eric Watts graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
You do not let a running back like Kimani Vidal reach the 223rd pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jontrey Hunter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jontrey Hunter in pick 227. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.