COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

by mwilliams · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 0 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Commanders shredded theirs for Jared Wiley. He came off 33 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.9 · Pick 9 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chop Robinson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 34
Kamren Kinchens at the 36th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
No drama and no debate, Tyler Guyton went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 8. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 57
Chris Braswell at the 43rd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 54
Ja'Tavion Sanders in slot 47 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 64
They did well to land Mekhi Wingo in the 67th pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
Khyree Jackson in pick No. 101 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 100
Fair-plus on Jacob Cowing, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · DJ James · CB · rank 114
They took DJ James at par in No. 111, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 136
A straight-up fair deal on Cedric Gray at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 145
No edge and no loss on Ben Sinnott in pick 142; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 214
Jared Wiley in the 181st overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.26 · Pick 201 · Jaylen Harrell · DE-EDGE · rank 211
Jaylen Harrell in Round 6, Pick 26 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Miyan Williams · RB · rank 216
Miyan Williams at Round 6, Pick 45 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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