icepak'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • icepak DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA- FutureB
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B for the Commanders.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If Williams pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 4 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick25 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chop Robinson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 40th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in No. 67 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They liked Christian Haynes enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
The board fumbled Payton Wilson all the way to pick 97, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick100 Rnd3 James Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for James Williams. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick102 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They talked themselves into Khyree Jackson at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A straight-up fair deal on Javion Cohen at pick No. 141, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
They paid up for Rasheen Ali at the 181st overall pick when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They will replay Michael Barrett at Round 7, Pick 3 for years; that is how good the value is. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.