B
Washington Commanders
Grand theft in slot 203: the Commanders steal Mondon Jr. and grade out a B.
by madeincali8 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Smael Mondon Jr. got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at the Round 6 slot. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.
Reaching for Spraggins left real value on the table behind him. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at the 61st overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Denzel Burke at the 79th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jake Majors in slot 146 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at pick 203 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Javontez Spraggins at No. 236 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Ollie Gordon II at pick No. 247 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.