Washington Football Team post-FA interactive 7-round mock draft
By Ian Cummings
Round 3
If you traded back in Round 2, then congratulations! You have three third-rounders: One at No. 74, one at No. 82, and one at No. 100. Non-traders still have the fourth-round pick at No. 124, but the traders nevertheless might be able to recoup some value in Round 3.
We got a couple trade offers at No. 74, but neither of them were worth moving forward with. Both moved the Washington Football Team back into the latter half of the fourth round, with most of the returns coming in 2022. As much as I love stacking 2022 third-round picks, we have enough in 2021. Let’s play the board and see what it gets us.
Players Available at No. 74
- Alabama OT Alex Leatherwood
- Miami TE Brevin Jordan
- Purdue WR Rondale Moore
- North Dakota State OT Dillon Radunz
- Kentucky LB Jamin Davis
- Oklahoma State WR Tylan Wallace
- Stanford QB Davis Mills
- Syracuse DB Trill Williams
- Clemson WR Amari Rodgers
- Western Michigan WR D’Wayne Eskridge
- TCU S Ar’Darius Washington
- Syracuse S Andre Cisco
Personally, I’m trying to decide between Alex Leatherwood and Brevin Jordan here. Leatherwood tested very well at his pro day, and would provide the Washington Football Team with a future starter at tackle. He also has the length and strong base to suggest a positive transition to the interior, if necessary. Jordan, meanwhile, gives Washington a near-elite RAC option at tight end, and serves as a very good No. 2 option to Logan Thomas.
In the heat of the moment, my gut instinct is leaning Leatherwood. Offensive line is the more important position, and even though Washington may have their 2021 starting left tackle in Cornelius Lucas, it’s still a good idea to always have a steady influx of top talent in the trenches.
My Pick at No. 74: Alabama OT Alex Leatherwood
Now let’s move on to pick No. 82. With any luck, some of our top-rated players at No. 74 will still be there.
Players Available at No. 82
- Miami TE Brevin Jordan
- Purdue WR Rondale Moore
- Clemson WR Amari Rodgers
- Oklahoma State WR Tylan Wallace
- Stanford QB Davis Mills
- Michigan WR Nico Collins
- Syracuse DB Trill Williams
- North Carolina WR Dyami Brown
- TCU S Ar’Darius Washington
- Syracuse S Andre Cisco
Again, no trade offer was lucrative enough to be heard here. And as it turns out, the board fell very favorably. The current stock of players is deep on the offensive side of the ball, and my runner-up at No. 74, Miami tight end Brevin Jordan, is still available. This is an easy choice for me. Jordan is athletic enough to provide size as a big-slot TE-WR hybrid, and the Washington Football Team needs more size in their weapons core.
My Pick at No. 82: Miami TE Brevin Jordan
If you didn’t trade back with the Titans earlier, you can move on to Round 4. However, if you did trade back with the Titans, then you’re not done yet in Round 3. We’ve got one more pick at No. 100 overall. Let’s simulate to that selection.
Players Available at No. 100
- Stanford QB Davis Mills
- Wisconsin-Whitewater OL Quinn Meinerz
- North Carolina LB Chazz Surratt
- TCU S Ar’Darius Washington
- Syracuse S Andre Cisco
- Clemson OT Jackson Carman
- Oklahoma OT Adrian Ealy
- Stanford CB Paulson Adebo
- Texas S Caden Sterns
- Texas A&M QB Kellen Mond
- Missouri S Tyree Gillespie
- Cincinnati S James Wiggins
- Tulane DL Cam Sample
- UAB WR Austin Watkins
Keep in mind that since you swapped the No. 124 pick for the No. 100 pick, you no longer have a selection in the fourth round. If you traded back, you don’t pick again until No. 163. This would be a good spot to trade back again, but for purposes of simplicity, we won’t do that. Since the Washington Football Team doesn’t pick again until No. 163, we have to make sure we get a player we want here, even if we reach a little bit.
I would go wide receiver here, but the board is a little thin, and the selection of Brevin Jordan helped boost Washington’s receiving unit. I’m a big fan of Austin Watkins, but I think safety should be addressed here, given how poorly the board fell at that position earlier. I’m zeroing in on Texas safety Caden Sterns.
Sterns is raw, but he’s one of the top athletes in this class. At 5-foot-11, 202 pounds, he has a 4.41 40-yard dash time, a 42-inch vertical, a 128-inch broad jump, and agility numbers in the near-80th percentile. Sterns has legit range, and while he needs refinement, the addition of Jaycee Horn earlier gives the Washington Football Team the flexibility to ease Sterns in, rather than put pressure on him to start right away.