COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders found their guy under center in McCarthy: A-.

by Tufted · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 2 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. J.J. McCarthy is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Suamataia reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 29
They liked J.J. McCarthy enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 14. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Kingsley Suamataia at pick 36 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Tyler Nubin · S · rank 40
Tyler Nubin at the 40th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 41
Kamari Lassiter in Round 2, Pick 11 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in No. 45; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in the 67th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 73
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Lynn Polk. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 74
Cade Stover in pick No. 78 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 100
Cam Hart at the 100th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.14 · Pick 150 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 146
Nothing to complain about; Mason McCormick went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 147
Jacob Cowing at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.32 · Pick 168 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 166
Marist Liufau in Round 5, Pick 32 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.39 · Pick 175 · Dillon Johnson · RB · rank 167
A quiet steal in No. 175: Dillon Johnson for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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