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Washington Commanders
Grand theft in pick No. 148: the Commanders steal Johnson and grade out a B.
by mwilliams1500 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 8 steals
· 1 reaches
When a board-topper like Tez Johnson slides to pick No. 148, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Reaching for Conner left real value on the table behind him.
They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The phones were busy but the ledger stayed level.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Isaiah Bond in pick No. 61. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Steal is underselling it; Harold Fannin Jr. at No. 79 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 133 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
You do not let a wide receiver like Tez Johnson reach the 148th overall pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Circle this one: Darius Alexander at the 175th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A reach on Hayden Conner in pick 206; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Karene Reid at Round 6, Pick 29 is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, CJ West at the 227th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jordan Hancock in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Somehow Trevor Etienne was still sitting there in pick No. 250, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.
