COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders bet the future on Maye. The board says D+.

by CJ5moker · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Commanders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Every board in the league had Paul lower, and that gap is the story.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Green falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In the 5th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
R1.14 · Pick 14 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 17
Taliese Fuaga at pick No. 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 39
Darius Robinson at Round 2, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 24
Value with a capital V on Brian Thomas Jr. in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 44
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in pick 40; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 67
Patrick Paul at No. 41 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 54
They let Malachi Corley come to them and pounced at slot 63. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 74
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at the 67th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.35 · Pick 98 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 91
Cam Hart in the 98th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 106
They paid sticker price for Will Shipley in the 101st pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.27 · Pick 127 · Renardo Green · S · rank 109
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Renardo Green in slot 127, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 157
A big swing on Dallin Holker at pick No. 138, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 130
Nice patience on Ainias Smith, who had no business lasting to pick 139. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 166
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kamal Hadden. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 195
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaylan Ford a notch or two before his time. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 206
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nathaniel Watson in the Round 6 slot. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
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