COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Commanders 2024_04_16_1 B

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders found their guy under center in McCarthy: B.

by emc2feld · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 4 steals · 6 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Tracy Jr.. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The Gray pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 23
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 46
They jumped the gun on Roman Wilson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 40th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 88
Dominick Puni at pick No. 78 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Jonah Elliss · DE-EDGE · rank 89
A straight-up fair deal on Jonah Elliss at pick 88, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
A real head-scratcher, Cedric Gray in slot 91 is miles ahead of his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 116
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves interior defensive lineman untouched.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Max Melton · CB · rank 77
Max Melton in Round 4, Pick 7 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 133
Christian Jones at pick 139 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.10 · Pick 146 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 150
Dallin Holker at slot 146 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 146
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mason McCormick in the Round 5 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Tyrone Tracy Jr. · WR · rank 151
You do not let a wide receiver like Tyrone Tracy Jr. reach Round 6, Pick 27 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.1 · Pick 221 · Rasheen Ali · RB · rank 207
Rasheen Ali slid further than he should have, and No. 221 is lovely value for the running back. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 198
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Curtis Jacobs in pick No. 222, plain and simple. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 259
A conviction pick on Sam Hartman at the 245th pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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