Lucas Manatos'S MOCK DRAFT

Post combine Myles Garrett trade draft

  • Lucas Manatos DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (WSH)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (WSH)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (WSH)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Picks Received
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (TB)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (TB)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CLE)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (IND)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (CLE)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
Reed should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a B.

The Commanders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jaylen Reed fell into Round 6, Pick 39. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They are betting Skattebo proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Trey Amos
Trey Amos in pick No. 61 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 80th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
Somehow Terrance Ferguson was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier tight end value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
They let Jack Kiser come to them and pounced at slot 207. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick217 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in No. 217 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick234 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
They robbed the room for Theo Wease Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick237 Rnd7 John Williams
No drama and no debate, John Williams went about where he belonged in pick 237. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Logan Parr
A reach on Logan Parr in Round 7, Pick 20; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.