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Washington Commanders

The Commanders lost the trade table, and the C+ tells the story.

by Jd · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future A+

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Sam Hartman at pick No. 138, a reach of 93 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wallace.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Knight pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, running back and other spots.

Hit on JC Latham and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · JC Latham · OT · rank 18
In pick 11 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 29
Troy Fautanu in slot 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 39
They paid sticker price for T.J. Tampa in pick No. 40, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 71
Junior Colson in Round 2, Pick 31 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 54
Ja'Tavion Sanders slid further than he should have, and the 67th pick is lovely value for the tight end. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 129
They reached into another round for Javon Foster, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Tyrice Knight · LB · rank 116
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Tyrice Knight in the 132nd overall pick leaves edge rusher, running back and other spots for later.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 231
A big swing on Sam Hartman at slot 138, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 203
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for AJ Barner. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Zakhari Franklin · WR · rank 248
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Zakhari Franklin well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.29 · Pick 249 · Josh Wallace · CB · rank 223
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 249 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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