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Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THECommanders
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
B-
ValueC+
NeedB-
TradesD+
FutureA
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Commanders. You can draft well and still miss the point. The Commanders did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to tight end, which was the need that mattered most. The bottom line is a respectable B-.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Slaughter. The Styles reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick Analysis
Pick12
Rnd1
Sonny Styles
In the 12th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle, reach and all.
Pick71
Rnd3
Jake Slaughter
Value with a capital V on Jake Slaughter in slot 71, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick147
Rnd5
Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens in pick 147 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187
Rnd6
Xavier Nwankpa
They did well to land Xavier Nwankpa in the Round 6 slot, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick198
Rnd6
Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock at pick No. 198 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick223
Rnd7
Jeff Caldwell
Good price on Jeff Caldwell in Round 7, Pick 7, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.








