richtmyera'S MOCK DRAFT

2025 Final

  • richtmyera DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Commanders did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to wide receiver, which was the need that mattered most. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Dotson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In slot 29 they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
Bradyn Swinson in No. 61 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
They liked Mello Dotson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 128th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
They took Caleb Rogers at par in Round 6, Pick 29, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
Dante Trader Jr. at pick No. 245 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A minor itch, scratched.