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Washington Commanders

The Commanders found their guy under center in Maye: B-.

by db · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 0 steals · 9 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Reaching for Sinnott left real value on the table behind him. The Colson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver, cornerback and other spots still on the board. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In the 2nd overall pick they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 76
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Payton Wilson. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Zach Frazier · C · rank 81
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zach Frazier this early at Round 2, Pick 16. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 94
Zak Zinter at slot 67 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.33 · Pick 96 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 103
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Matt Goncalves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 157
Value said wait; Ben Sinnott in the Round 3 slot says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 114
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Junior Colson adds a linebacker and leaves wide receiver, cornerback and other spots untouched.
R5.11 · Pick 147 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 162
LaDarius Henderson in pick No. 147 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Tatum Bethune · LB · rank 208
A real head-scratcher, Tatum Bethune in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Kurtis Rourke · QB · rank 238
Kurtis Rourke in pick 187 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Cody Schrader · RB · rank 237
Cody Schrader at pick No. 223 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
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