COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

Foster should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a B+.

by mlehew · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 5 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B+

The Commanders ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

Foster at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while quarterback and interior defensive lineman went begging.

The cost of the Stover reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · JC Latham · OT · rank 15
JC Latham in the 19th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Jared Verse · DE-EDGE · rank 21
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jared Verse at No. 35. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 37
Nate Wiggins at slot 36 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 46
A reach on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick 37; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 78
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Maason Smith at DT-EDGE with quarterback and interior defensive lineman open.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 54
Javon Foster in the 73rd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Zach Frazier · C · rank 91
Zach Frazier at No. 87 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 84
A slide stopped in pick 100, with TreVeyon Henderson worth more than the price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 113
Brenden Rice in pick No. 104 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.
R4.19 · Pick 119 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 136
The board had cheaper options than Cade Stover at the 119th pick, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 104
Cam Hart in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Antwaun Powell-Ryland · DL-EDGE · rank 146
They paid sticker price for Antwaun Powell-Ryland in slot 141, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Dorian Singer · WR · rank 176
Dorian Singer at Round 6, Pick 7 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.22 · Pick 197 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 200
Ricky Pearsall in the 197th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Aki Ogunbiyi · OG · rank 215
Aki Ogunbiyi is a better player than slot 225 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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