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Washington Commanders

The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: B-.

by Bert · 2024 NFL Draft · 9 picks · 6 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future F

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Caleb Williams is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Fautanu pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In pick No. 2 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value.
R1.11 · Pick 11 · JC Latham · OT · rank 15
JC Latham in slot 11 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 22
The board fumbled Troy Fautanu all the way to the 40th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 68
They paid sticker price for Ruke Orhorhoro in No. 67, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 67
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. slid further than he should have, and pick 78 is lovely value for the linebacker. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 85
A quiet steal in the 100th pick: Jaden Hicks for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 121
They barely believed it either: Josh Newton still on the board at the Round 5 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 141
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 16, with Ainias Smith worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 204
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Julian Pearl in slot 222, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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