Day-Day'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Day-Day DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD FutureA+
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. Watson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A tidy little value on Tyler Guyton in slot 36, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Nice patience on Adonai Mitchell, who had no business lasting to the 40th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Max Melton
They took Max Melton at par in the 67th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Value with a capital V on Blake Fisher in Round 3, Pick 14, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Fair-plus on Khyree Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in No. 139 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick152 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
A quiet steal in pick No. 152: Isaac Guerendo for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the linebacker. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.