Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT

Great draft

  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Colin Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Colin Simmons
LB-EDGE Texas
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (WSH)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Koi Perich Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Koi Perich
S Oregon
Jacob Ponton Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jacob Ponton
OT Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Commanders and Stone: B.

Call it larceny. David Stone sat on the board until pick No. 68, and the Commanders did not need to be asked twice.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Colin Simmons
No drama and no debate, Colin Simmons went about where he belonged in slot 4. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick36 Rnd2 Charlie Becker
Charlie Becker in the 36th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 David Stone
David Stone in pick No. 68 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
They did well to land Iapani Laloulu in the 106th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson at Round 5, Pick 4 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick183 Rnd6 Koi Perich
Circle this one: Koi Perich at pick 183 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jacob Ponton
Steal is underselling it; Jacob Ponton at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.