The rest of the league had time to spare on Tommy Eichenberg; the Commanders did not wait, grabbing him 39 spots ahead at the 105th overall pick. Put together, it is a D-.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. Wilson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.
The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Commanders indulged a want in Gray while a need in running back and interior defensive lineman stayed open.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.4
· Pick 4
· Malik Nabers
· WR
· rank 4
In pick No. 4 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.6
· Pick 6
· Jayden Daniels
· QB
· rank 7
In pick 6 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
R1.27
· Pick 27
· Jackson Powers-Johnson
· C
· rank 29
In the 27th pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.3
· Pick 35
· Ja'Tavion Sanders
· TE
· rank 34
Ja'Tavion Sanders in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.4
· Pick 36
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 35
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Morgan at No. 36, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.8
· Pick 40
· Chris Braswell
· LB-EDGE
· rank 41
Chris Braswell in slot 40 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R3.3
· Pick 67
· Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
· LB
· rank 59
A slide stopped in pick No. 67, with Jeremiah Trotter Jr. worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.1
· Pick 101
· Cooper Beebe
· OG
· rank 76
Circle this one: Cooper Beebe at the 101st pick is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.3
· Pick 103
· Cedric Gray
· LB
· rank 126
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cedric Gray adds a linebacker and leaves running back and interior defensive lineman untouched.
R4.5
· Pick 105
· Tommy Eichenberg
· LB
· rank 144
A want over a need in No. 105: Tommy Eichenberg adds a linebacker while running back and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
R5.2
· Pick 138
· Roger Rosengarten
· OT
· rank 146
They jumped the gun on Roger Rosengarten, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.6
· Pick 181
· Johnny Wilson
· WR
· rank 128
The board fumbled Johnny Wilson all the way to the 181st overall pick, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.45
· Pick 220
· Kamal Hadden
· CB
· rank 167
They barely believed it either: Kamal Hadden still on the board at Round 6, Pick 45. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
