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Washington Commanders

The Commanders bet the future on McCarthy. The board says C.

by Red 22 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

If Sinnott pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

The Solomon pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman. The James steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.26 · Pick 26 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 32
In pick 26 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 58
They talked themselves into Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 36, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 39
They took Darius Robinson at par in slot 40, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 74
They paid up for Cooper Beebe at the 57th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 63
Christian Haynes in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 113
A want over a need in No. 89: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 131
A real head-scratcher, Ben Sinnott in Round 4, Pick 1 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · DJ James · CB · rank 85
DJ James in the 103rd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Dylan Laube · RB · rank 150
Dylan Laube at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Jha'Quan Jackson · WR · rank 178
Jha'Quan Jackson in No. 181 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 214
They did well to land Josh Proctor in the 220th pick, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
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