B-
Washington Commanders
The Commanders robbed the room for Kiser. Final grade: B-.
by All in ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
When a board-topper like Jack Kiser slides to the 250th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. Jackson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A clean fit for the roster.
They reached into another round for Donovan Jackson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Jayden Higgins at No. 79 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Circle this one: Ollie Gordon II at the 207th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Jabbar Muhammad slid further than he should have, and pick No. 238 is lovely value for the cornerback. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
The board fumbled Jack Kiser all the way to Round 7, Pick 32, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Theo Wease Jr. in the 257th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.