JayRaider'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Commanders II

  • JayRaider DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders found their guy under center in Daniels: B-.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They are betting Jefferson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Landing Abrams-Draine that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
No drama and no debate, Jayden Daniels went about where he belonged in pick 2. It fills a real need, too.
Pick36 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 36th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin in the 40th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick78 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
This one needs a full-page explanation: Christian Mahogany in No. 78, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in slot 100 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They reached into another round for Jordan Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They took Dallin Holker at par in Round 5, Pick 16, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Frank Gore Jr.. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.