D-
Washington Commanders
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: D-.
by bitskibone1 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 27 picks
· 3 steals
· 13 reaches
The Roger Rosengarten selection is the head-turner. The Commanders reached 47 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Davis.
A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 7th pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
In slot 20 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
In No. 27 they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
In pick 30 they get a weapon on the perimeter, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
They did well to land Jackson Powers-Johnson in the 36th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 6 with a little surplus value in Ennis Rakestraw Jr.. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in slot 40, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Kamren Kinchens at the 67th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kiran Amegadjie in pick No. 69. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Trey Benson at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A tidy bit of business in the 80th overall pick, where Ruke Orhorhoro graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
No edge and no loss on Dominick Puni in No. 86; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They paid up for Christian Mahogany at pick 87 when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Roger Rosengarten well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A wild overpay on Javon Solomon in No. 90, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
They jumped the gun on Braelon Allen, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ben Sinnott this early at Round 3, Pick 32. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Maason Smith in pick 100 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Johnny Wilson at the 105th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
James Williams in slot 119 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Jalyx Hunt at the Round 4 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tommy Eichenberg. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A reach on Khristian Boyd in pick No. 152; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Isaiah Davis slipping to slot 171 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Jalen Coker in the 219th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyler Owens in No. 222, miles early. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.