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Washington Commanders
The Commanders let Taylor fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.
by I'll take it ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
When a board-topper like Mason Taylor slides to pick 250, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Amarius Mims deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.
Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
It is a haul that will look even better come September.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 29th pick they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
They robbed the room for Emeka Egbuka here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Darien Porter in pick No. 148 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
TreVeyon Henderson at Round 6, Pick 29 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
The board fumbled Willie Lampkin all the way to the 238th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Mason Taylor at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.