Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
KJ Bolden Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
KJ Bolden
S Georgia
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (WSH)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE LSU
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (WSH)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (WSH)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Peter Clarke Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Peter Clarke
TE Temple
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Antwan Raymond Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (WSH)
Antwan Raymond
RB Rutgers
Xavier Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Xavier Lucas
CB Miami
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (DAL)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE LSU
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CLE)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (CLE)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drew Mestemaker Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CLE)
Drew Mestemaker
QB Oklahoma State
Players Gained
Head Shot
DaRon Bland
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders turned the phones into found money: A-.

The Commanders treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 46 on Princewill Umanmielen a full 52 spots early.

The Stone value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The phones were where this weekend was really won. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The DaRon Bland pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Charlie Becker
In the 30th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 KJ Bolden
KJ Bolden at No. 37 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick46 Rnd2 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen in the Round 2 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 David Stone
Steal is underselling it; David Stone at slot 69 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
Circle this one: Greg Johnson at pick No. 91 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Peter Clarke
They liked Peter Clarke enough to skip the value, taking him in the 106th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick120 Rnd4 Mateen Ibirogba
Mateen Ibirogba in the 120th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Antwan Raymond
No edge and no loss on Antwan Raymond in Round 5, Pick 5; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick183 Rnd6 Xavier Lucas
Xavier Lucas is a better player than pick 183 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tao Johnson
You do not let a safety like Tao Johnson reach the 225th pick and blink. They did not. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.