Washington Commanders Eye Elite Cornerback in Draft

0:00On March 30th, Washington Commanders sitting at the number 7 pick in this year's NFL Draft after a rough 5 wins 12 losses season that tanked from their NFC championship run last year. Injuries and slumps led to an 8-game skid, but new headman Dan Quinn and GM Adam Peters already shook up the staff with David Blue calling. Plays on offense and Dorante Jones on defense. Now they're hunting playmakers and top cornerback Mansour Delane from LSU tops this week's mock draft buzz as a perfect fit. Their secondary got torched last year, coughing up 243 yards through the air per game and the fifth worst passer rating. League, wide, they added vets like Amig Robertson and Akella Witherspoon for depth behind young guns. Mike St. Restill and Trey Amos, but everyone agrees they need. An elite shutdown guy to lock it down. The land exploded at LSU after three years at Virginia Tech, earning unanimous all American nods, first team all SEC and ranking second in the.

1:03Conference with 13 passes defended, 11 breakups and two picks. Cubes avoided him like the play. He allowed just 13 catches for 147 yards on 358 snaps with a tiny. 31.3 passer rating when targeted per pro football focus. His pro day lit up with a 4.3540 yard dash, boosting his stock even after measuring six feet and 187 pounds. Analysts like ESPN's Matt Miller and Sharp football's Ryan McChrystal see him sliding to Washington, matching Quinn's love for physical corners despite. The size questions kind of like Philly Stood, Quinion Mitchell, who succeeded right away. The lane's technician skills in Manor Zone, ball-hawking instincts and tackling grit make him scheme flexible for the commander's rebuild. If they snag him or trade down for it, that secondary could flip the script quick and we'll keep tracking these mocks as draft fever builds.