The 202 NFL Draft is just a week away, and with that comes my Washington Commanders draft board. Like I do each year, I have ranked my prospects using the value vs. need approach. Like last year, I have included my color-coded prospect index chart that I have been developing over the past few months.
Below is the chart with my draft rankings for the seven positional groups that I view as team needs heading into this draft. My big board for pick 7 and 71 will come from these rankings, however I will include
some scenarios if we were to add additional picks in rounds two and four.
Despite not seeing quarterback, tight end, guard, and defensive tackle on this chart, Adam Peters may very well take one of those positions as more of a developmental player later on in the draft, or as an undrafted free agent.
In this chart and on my Big Board, I really chose to focus on draft prospects that I would target with top 100 picks. The gray shades below represent players who could be drafted later on depending on how our staff may view them, but the big focus here is BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE and ORANGE.
You will also see the KEY at the bottom right of the chart. Something I wanted to highlight here are prospects in RED. These are prospects who either have a medical concern or off-field/character concerns that could cause them to drop.
Big Board:
Round 1 (pick 7): (below the _____ represents players who I believe have a higher chance of being there when Washington is on the clock)
- Arvell Reese EDGE Ohio St.
- David Bailey EDGE Texas Tech
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- Jeremyiah Love RB Notre Dame
- Caleb Downs S Ohio St.
- Sonny Styles LB Ohio St.
- Carnell Tate WR Ohio St.
Trade-Back in Round 1: (includes any prospects from above who were not previously taken)
- Mansoor Delane CB LSU
- Jermond McCoy CB Tennessee
- Denzel Boston WR Washington
- Jordan Tyson WR Arizona St. (Tyson would be higher is not for the injury concerns)
- Makai Lemon WR USC
If we were able to add a second round pick: (includes any prospects from above who were not previously taken)
*Early to middle of RD2
- Omar Cooper WR Indiana
- Chris Johnson CB San Diego St.
- TJ Parker EDGE Clemson
- Gabe Jacus EDGE Illinois
- K.C. Concepcion WR Texas A&M
- Emmanuel McNeil-Warren S Toledo
- Chris Brazzell WR Tennessee
- C.J. Allen LB Georgia
- Chris Bell WR Louisville
- Jake Rodriguez LB Texas Tech
- Brandon Cisse CB South Carolina
- Jadarian Price RB Notre Dame
- Mike Washington RB Arkansas
- Germie Bernard WR Alabama
Round 3 (pick 71):
- Dani Dennis-Sutton EDGE Penn State
- Derrick Moore EDGE Michigan
- Malachi Lawrence EDGE UCF
- De’Zhaun Stribling WR Ole Miss
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- Ted Hurst WR Georgia St.
- R Mason Thomas EDGE Oklahoma
- Skyler Bell WR UConn
- Bud Clark S TCU
- Daylen Everette CB Georgia
- Malik Muhammad CB Texas
- Ephesians Prysock CB Washington
- Kyle Louis LB Pitt
- Ja’Kobi Lane WR USC
- Malachi Fields WR Notre Dame
- Sam Hecht C Kansas State
Here is a mock draft with no trade-back, sticking at both 7 and 71 and using my board. The pick at 7 was an easy one for me as Love was the top player on my board at the time of the pick. This is how the top six picks played out.
- Raiders: Mendoza
- Jets: Reese
- Cardinals: Mauigoa
- Titans: Bailey
- Giants: Styles
- Browns: Lemon
There were a few players available who I had ranked pretty closely at pick 71, so I applied the value vs need approach to determine who I chose.
