COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders let Sanders fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

by bshea · 2025 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 6 steals · 2 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades C+
Future B+

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Commanders watched Raheim Sanders slide 61 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The cost of the Colby reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.29 · Pick 61 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 22
Jalon Walker in pick 61 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Tyler Warren · TE · rank 43
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Darien Porter · CB · rank 78
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darien Porter. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 42
Taking Dylan Sampson in slot 90 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.
R3.36 · Pick 100 · Tory Horton · WR · rank 99
A straight-up fair deal on Tory Horton at the 100th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.14 · Pick 115 · Rylie Mills · DL · rank 129
Rylie Mills in Round 4, Pick 14 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
R5.9 · Pick 146 · Connor Colby · OG · rank 166
A wild overpay on Connor Colby in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.28 · Pick 203 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 142
Raheim Sanders in No. 203 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
R7.20 · Pick 236 · Jared Wilson · C · rank 202
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 236th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.31 · Pick 247 · Shilo Sanders · S · rank 238
A tidy bit of business in No. 247, where Shilo Sanders graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
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