B
Washington Commanders
The Commanders kept it disciplined and banked a B.
by gormenghast20 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 reaches
Some picks age like wine; Tim Smith at pick 247 will need to, sitting 44 spots clear of his grade.
A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The Knight Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.
Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
A tidy bit of business in the 29th pick, where Luther Burden III graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Derrick Harmon at pick No. 40 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
The board had Demetrius Knight Jr. higher than No. 79, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Nice patience on Jason Marshall Jr., who had no business lasting to pick 146. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A wild overpay on Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jamaree Caldwell in the 236th overall pick, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They reached into another round for Tim Smith, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.