B-
Washington Commanders
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.
by 2024 mock drafts ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 3 steals
· 3 reaches
They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Reaching for Foster left real value on the table behind him.
Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
Jayden Daniels in pick No. 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Fair-plus on Tyler Guyton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
No edge and no loss on Tyler Nubin in Round 2, Pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Max Melton at slot 67 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Devontez Walker is a better player than pick 78 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Javon Foster at No. 100 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A quiet steal in the 139th pick: Ben Sinnott for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jarrian Jones at the 152nd overall pick is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A conviction pick on Trevin Wallace at Round 7, Pick 2 that the board grades a round light. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.