Overall Thoughts
The Commanders’ intentions were fairly clear early on. They really like the state of their roster. And they think the biggest thing they needed was mature, day-one contributors. Washington selected seven seniors and one junior. And the junior, Sam Howell, was a day one starter as a freshman for the Tar Heels.
Each player the Commanders selected have multiple years of experience as starters at the college level. This should lend to a draft class that can contribute from day one. This class may not produce any elite players but it should be productive.
And with a roster that even I myself is bullish on, that should make Washington a very competitive team in 2022. The only downside is the Eagles seemed to make more bold moves for top-tier talent and could make the division much more competitive in 2022.
Overall though, the Commanders had a solid draft. Not exceptional, but certainly not bad either.
Overall Grade: B