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Washington Commanders

The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: D-.

by MM · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need A-
Trades F
Future C

The Commanders lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Torrence falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They will need Puni to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Marvin Harrison Jr. · WR · rank 1
By-the-book stuff, Marvin Harrison Jr. at the 2nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R1.6 · Pick 6 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
No drama and no debate, Ja'Tavion Sanders went about where he belonged in pick No. 36. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 47
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at slot 40, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 66
Kiran Amegadjie in No. 67 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 88
Dominick Puni at the 78th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Marshawn Kneeland · DE-EDGE · rank 80
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Marshawn Kneeland in pick 100, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
Mike Sainristil at Round 4, Pick 7 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 135
Roger Rosengarten in pick No. 139 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
Tommy Eichenberg in slot 141 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 162
Xavier Thomas in No. 152 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Ro Torrence · CB · rank 179
The board fumbled Ro Torrence all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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