C+
Washington Commanders
The Commanders won the night they stopped Mondon Jr. from sliding. Grade: C+.
by KevinRoll ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 3 steals
· 3 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Smael Mondon Jr. slide, and the Commanders were the ones holding the card at pick No. 207. Highway robbery.
If Ezeiruaku pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.
In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 29 they get a disruptor off the edge, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Hollin Pierce in pick 79 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They reached a country mile for Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 148th pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to pick No. 207, and they scooped it up. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
A running back of that caliber at No. 238 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Taking Kyle Monangai in Round 7, Pick 32 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.