V'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (WSH)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (WSH)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (WSH)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (MIN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIN)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (MIN)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Cam Robinson
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders let Skattebo fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

Somebody in pick 202 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Commanders sat still while Cam Skattebo, the No. 113 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Dellinger lower, and that gap is the story.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
By-the-book stuff, Emeka Egbuka at the 28th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick59 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in No. 59 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
They jumped the gun on Tez Johnson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick97 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick138 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Domani Jackson in slot 138. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jake Majors
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach the 146th overall pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at pick 163 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
A running back of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 27 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick235 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
A big swing on Garrett Dellinger at the 235th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Taking Jack Kiser in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Stacking talent where they were already deep.