You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Commanders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Put together, it is a D.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Overton proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.17
· Pick 17
· Jeremiyah Love
· RB
· rank 2
In pick No. 17 they get a centerpiece for the ground game, outstanding value to boot.
R2.18
· Pick 50
· LT Overton
· DE-EDGE
· rank 64
They liked LT Overton enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 50. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.5
· Pick 69
· Jake Golday
· OLB
· rank 58
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jake Golday at Round 3, Pick 5. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.7
· Pick 71
· Kamari Ramsey
· S
· rank 73
Kamari Ramsey in No. 71 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.4
· Pick 104
· Logan Jones
· C
· rank 88
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Logan Jones at slot 104 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.7
· Pick 147
· Malik Benson
· WR
· rank 140
A tidy little value on Malik Benson in the 147th pick, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.27
· Pick 167
· Cyrus Allen
· WR
· rank 163
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cyrus Allen in the Round 5 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.2
· Pick 183
· Domani Jackson
· CB
· rank 172
A tidy bit of business in the 183rd overall pick, where Domani Jackson graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.6
· Pick 187
· Ephesians Prysock
· CB
· rank 186
Ephesians Prysock at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.28
· Pick 209
· Miles Kitselman
· TE
· rank 217
A reach for Miles Kitselman in No. 209; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.1
· Pick 217
· TJ Hall
· CB
· rank 215
They took TJ Hall at par in slot 217, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.7
· Pick 223
· Josh Cuevas
· TE
· rank 235
They paid a round early for Josh Cuevas in Round 7, Pick 7, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.27
· Pick 243
· Trey Zuhn III
· OT
· rank 239
Trey Zuhn III at pick 243 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.