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Isaiah DRAFTING FOR THECommanders
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
B-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Commanders won the night they stopped Brade from sliding. Grade: B-. You build a draft on nights like this. Beau Brade had no business being available in No. 194, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick7
Rnd1
Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner at the 7th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick27
Rnd1
Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at No. 27 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick36
Rnd2
Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 36th overall pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick53
Rnd2
Braden Fiske
They let Braden Fiske come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 21. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67
Rnd3
Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80
Rnd3
Xavier Legette
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 80 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100
Rnd3
DeWayne Carter
A conviction pick on DeWayne Carter at slot 100 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139
Rnd5
Will Shipley
Circle this one: Will Shipley at pick No. 139 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slipping to No. 161 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176
Rnd6
Mason McCormick
They will replay Mason McCormick at the 176th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194
Rnd6
Beau Brade
Beau Brade at pick No. 194 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick222
Rnd7
Cody Schrader
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Cody Schrader graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick242
Rnd7
Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl in slot 242 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick257
Rnd7
Daequan Hardy
A slide stopped in pick 257, with Daequan Hardy worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.

















