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Washington Commanders

A passer of the future in Daniels, and a A-, for the Commanders.

by Jakpot1277 · 2024 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 1 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Liufau pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end, running back and other spots.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Guyton pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In the end it comes back to Jayden Daniels, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
Jayden Daniels at the Round 1 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 34
They paid sticker price for Troy Fautanu in pick 36, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 50
A conviction pick on Tyler Guyton at the 40th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 64
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 67 with a little surplus value in Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 90
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 100 on Marist Liufau with tight end, running back and other spots unsolved.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 112
Cooper Beebe in Round 4, Pick 2 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Nelson Ceaser · DL-EDGE · rank 140
Nelson Ceaser in the 141st pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 179
No edge and no loss on Justin Eboigbe in No. 181; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Kaden Prather · WR · rank 175
Kaden Prather in No. 182 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · BJ Mayes · CB · rank 217
Fair-plus on BJ Mayes, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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