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Washington Commanders

The Commanders bet the future on Daniels. The board says B+.

by MM · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B-

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Every board in the league had McGregor lower, and that gap is the story. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

Landing Walker that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 22
In pick 27 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 23
They let Amarius Mims come to them and pounced at slot 35. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 34
Jordan Morgan in pick No. 36 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 41
No edge and no loss on Ja'Tavion Sanders in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 51
Value with a capital V on Mike Sainristil in the 67th overall pick, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 74
A tidy little value on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 78, a step better than break-even. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Gabriel Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 108
A conviction pick on Gabriel Murphy at the 100th pick that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 86
You do not let a wide receiver like Devontez Walker reach pick No. 104 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Braiden McGregor · DE-EDGE · rank 170
Braiden McGregor in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 146
Tommy Eichenberg in the 152nd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 216
Fair-plus on Joe Milton III, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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