Buck'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Buck DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. The All pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Every board in the league had Johnson lower, and that gap is the story.

They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 2 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
They paid a round early for Kris Jenkins in No. 36, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick40 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A clean, defensible pick in slot 67 with a little surplus value in Kingsley Suamataia. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cam Hart
They went early on Cam Hart in Round 3, Pick 23, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Theo Johnson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Theo Johnson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick127 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
A reach for Roger Rosengarten in the 127th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick No. 139 is fair value, right on his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick152 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
They did well to land Justin Eboigbe in pick No. 152, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Erick All
They robbed the room for Erick All here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.