COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Washington Commanders

A costly weekend of dealing drags the Commanders to a C+.

by jcc · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future A

Somebody took the Commanders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

If Stover pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Spending an early pick on linebacker with quarterback, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Nelson.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 17
In the 15th pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 26
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jordan Morgan at the 36th overall pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 42
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 46
No drama and no debate, T.J. Tampa went about where he belonged in slot 46. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 64
A clean, defensible pick in pick 67 with a little surplus value in Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 77
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Payton Wilson while clear needs at quarterback, running back and other spots sat open.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 112
A premium they did not need to pay, Cooper Beebe a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 128
A wild overpay on Cade Stover in Round 4, Pick 2, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Moose Muhammad III · WR · rank 154
They paid a round early for Moose Muhammad III in the 141st overall pick, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Jaylen Harrell · DE-EDGE · rank 187
They took Jaylen Harrell at par in No. 181, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Zion Nelson · OT · rank 210
Nice patience on Zion Nelson, who had no business lasting to Round 7, Pick 3. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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