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skojec22 DRAFTING FOR THECommanders
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
D+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
Starks should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a D+. Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Commanders, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.
It is not that Mukuba is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first. The Powell-Ryland reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. They banked enough surplus on Starks to cover a lot of smaller sins.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick29
Rnd1
Jahdae Barron
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jahdae Barron in No. 29. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick35
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
Somehow Tyler Warren was still sitting there in the 35th overall pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick38
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jalon Walker at pick No. 38 is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick54
Rnd2
Donovan Ezeiruaku
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Ezeiruaku at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick61
Rnd2
Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in the 61st pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick69
Rnd3
Marcus Mbow
They robbed the room for Marcus Mbow here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77
Rnd3
Dylan Sampson
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 13, where Dylan Sampson graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick78
Rnd3
Darien Porter
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darien Porter. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick87
Rnd3
Andrew Mukuba
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Andrew Mukuba adds a safety and leaves interior defensive lineman untouched.
Pick103
Rnd4
Tai Felton
Tai Felton at the 103rd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick120
Rnd4
Jaylin Lane
Jaylin Lane at the 120th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick121
Rnd4
Tyler Shough
They barely believed it either: Tyler Shough still on the board at No. 121. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128
Rnd4
Kurtis Rourke
The board had cheaper options than Kurtis Rourke at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141
Rnd5
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They reached into another round for Antwaun Powell-Ryland, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick167
Rnd5
Bhayshul Tuten
They let Bhayshul Tuten come to them and pounced at No. 167. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick178
Rnd6
Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at the Round 6 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188
Rnd6
Ben Sauls
Ben Sauls at the 188th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick205
Rnd6
Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in slot 205 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245
Rnd7
Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in pick 245 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.




























