Steven S'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Steven S DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a C for the Commanders.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. A mixed bag that lands at C.

That Jacobs pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

Every board in the league had Bishop lower, and that gap is the story. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 7 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the edge rusher. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A reach for Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 38th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They left a pile of value on the table to take Edgerrin Cooper this early at pick No. 40. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 67th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick100 Rnd3 Max Melton
A conviction pick on Max Melton at Round 3, Pick 37 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at slot 102 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Nice patience on Cam Hart, who had no business lasting to No. 141. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
Value said wait; Jawhar Jordan in the 181st overall pick says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
The board fumbled Curtis Jacobs all the way to pick No. 223, and they scooped it up. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.