The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.
They are betting Watts proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.2
· Pick 2
· Caleb Williams
· QB
· rank 2
In No. 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.4
· Pick 36
· Chop Robinson
· DE-EDGE
· rank 22
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Chop Robinson in Round 2, Pick 4. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.2
· Pick 66
· Patrick Paul
· OT
· rank 67
By-the-book stuff, Patrick Paul at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.7
· Pick 71
· Kiran Amegadjie
· OT
· rank 62
Kiran Amegadjie slid further than he should have, and slot 71 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.14
· Pick 78
· Cade Stover
· TE
· rank 76
No drama and no debate, Cade Stover went about where he belonged in pick No. 78. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.16
· Pick 80
· Khyree Jackson
· CB
· rank 85
Khyree Jackson in pick 80 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.31
· Pick 94
· Brenden Rice
· WR
· rank 98
A straight-up fair deal on Brenden Rice at the 94th pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.19
· Pick 119
· Johnny Wilson
· WR
· rank 126
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.24
· Pick 124
· Mohamed Kamara
· DL-EDGE
· rank 133
They went early on Mohamed Kamara in pick No. 124, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.16
· Pick 152
· Jarrian Jones
· CB
· rank 137
The board had Jarrian Jones higher than the 152nd pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.11
· Pick 186
· Eric Watts
· DL-EDGE
· rank 230
They talked themselves into Eric Watts at Round 6, Pick 11, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.2
· Pick 222
· Tyler Owens
· S
· rank 255
Tyler Owens at slot 222 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A minor need, but a need all the same.