COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders answered their biggest question with Nix. Grade: C+.

by Big Russ · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 0 steals · 8 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades A+
Future F

It is the swing that defines the weekend: De'Corian Clark in the Round 3 slot, a good 125 spots before the room expected him. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

Whatever Bo Nix becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

So much rides on Bo Nix that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 23
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 22
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.30 · Pick 30 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 47
In pick No. 30 they get a long-term starter on the line, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 64
Javon Bullard at pick 58 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 72
Brandon Dorlus in slot 59 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 68
A clean, defensible pick in No. 71 with a little surplus value in Payton Wilson. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 200
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for De'Corian Clark. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Jaheim Bell · TE · rank 140
They paid a round early for Jaheim Bell in the Round 4 slot, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 187
By-the-book stuff, Josh Proctor at Round 6, Pick 6 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R6.35 · Pick 210 · Jalen Berger · RB · rank 206
Good price on Jalen Berger in the 210th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
R6.40 · Pick 215 · Marcus Harris · DE-EDGE · rank 237
Value said wait; Marcus Harris in No. 215 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Troy Omeire · WR · rank 274
This one needs a full-page explanation: Troy Omeire in slot 223, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Keilan Robinson · RB · rank 346
They left a pile of value on the table to take Keilan Robinson this early at pick 245. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · MJ Sherman · OLB-EDGE · rank 291
A swing that ignored the value entirely, MJ Sherman well ahead of where he belonged. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
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