COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

by BaronVonMonkey · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades D
Future B-

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Theo Johnson, 45 picks early at No. 78. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. That Pritchett pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 16
Taliese Fuaga at the 11th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 22
In the 23rd overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
Xavier Legette in No. 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in pick No. 40. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Max Melton · CB · rank 76
A premium they did not need to pay, Max Melton a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 123
This one needs a full-page explanation: Theo Johnson in the Round 3 slot, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 118
They left a pile of value on the table to take Spencer Rattler this early at slot 100. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 108 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.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 133
They took Mohamed Kamara at par in the 129th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 136
Good price on Jarrian Jones in the 139th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 143
Nehemiah Pritchett at Round 5, Pick 16 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 162
No edge and no loss on Xavier Thomas in No. 157; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 170
By-the-book stuff, Malik Mustapha at pick 167 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 182
They paid sticker price for Tip Reiman in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Caedan Wallace · OT · rank 213
They read the board right and Caedan Wallace was the payoff at pick No. 222. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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