Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Cloud9blazers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Nick Marsh Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nick Marsh
WR Indiana
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (WSH)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Raleek Brown Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Raleek Brown
RB Texas
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (WSH)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueD+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Commanders spent pick 142 on Lawson Luckie, a name most had 71 spots down the list. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Landing Johnson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Nick Marsh
In pick 5 they get a difference-maker at receiver, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Trey'Dez Green
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Trey'Dez Green in the 37th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Iapani Laloulu
Iapani Laloulu in slot 69 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Raleek Brown
Nothing to complain about; Raleek Brown went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick142 Rnd5 Lawson Luckie
A wild overpay on Lawson Luckie in Round 5, Pick 5, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jermaine Mathews Jr. in pick No. 185. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tao Johnson
They will replay Tao Johnson at pick No. 226 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.