COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders let Sainristil fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

by mwilliams · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Commanders, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They banked enough surplus on Sainristil to cover a lot of smaller sins. If Hall pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 28
In the 27th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 24
Troy Franklin slipping to Round 2, Pick 3 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 37
Kamren Kinchens in slot 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jonah Elliss · DE-EDGE · rank 44
By-the-book stuff, Jonah Elliss at pick 40 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
A premium they did not need to pay, Cooper Beebe a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Nelson Ceaser · DL-EDGE · rank 113
They went early on Nelson Ceaser in Round 3, Pick 37, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 83
Mike Sainristil at pick 102 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 86
Marist Liufau at the 104th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 138
They did well to land Ben Sinnott in slot 141, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 200
They reached a country mile for Gabe Hall at pick No. 181, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 216
Brevyn Spann-Ford at the Round 7 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.8 · Pick 228 · Sheridan Jones · CB · rank 212
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sheridan Jones at the 228th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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