COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

by smoakme · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A
Future B-

The rest of the league had time to spare on Matt Lee; the Commanders did not wait, grabbing him 73 spots ahead at pick 220. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. McCormick falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In slot 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
Jordan Morgan at Round 2, Pick 2 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 39
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 57
They paid a round early for Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 73
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in the 67th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 75
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 68 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 107
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at Round 4, Pick 1 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 134
Jaylin Simpson at the 115th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 123
The board had Josh Newton higher than slot 138, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Steele Chambers · LB · rank 191
This one needs a full-page explanation: Steele Chambers in No. 152, miles early. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 159
Mason McCormick in pick No. 181 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Matt Lee · C · rank 293
They talked themselves into Matt Lee at the 220th pick, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 224
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tip Reiman at the Round 7 slot is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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