ScottPawlus'S MOCK DRAFT

ScottPawlus'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Commanders: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Kyle Monangai tumbling to the Commanders in the Round 7 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Sawyer pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer at the Round 1 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
They will replay Jonah Savaiinaea at the 61st pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
A tidy bit of business in No. 128, where Nohl Williams graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick205 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
The board had Oronde Gadsden II higher than Round 6, Pick 29, and the tight end fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.