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Washington Commanders

The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: A-.

by Meandwarf · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They are betting Hall proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The Commanders paired the rookies with proven help, Khalil Mack leading the way.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Drake Maye and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In the 5th overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 23
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Bralen Trice worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 33
Graham Barton at pick 37 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 47
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in slot 49, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 64
Fair-plus on Jeremiah Trotter Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Calen Bullock · S · rank 52
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 69, where Calen Bullock graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 80
Christian Haynes in No. 80 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Donovan Edwards · RB · rank 103
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Edwards. It fills a real need, too.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 93
A quiet steal in the 104th overall pick: Roman Wilson for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 120
Kris Abrams-Draine at slot 141 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 194
A reach on Gabe Hall in pick 181; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 201
Roger Rosengarten in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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