COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

by mwilliams · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 2 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. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hartman. The Barner reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Adding Khalil Mack by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Joe Alt and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 3
In pick 6 they get a blindside protector. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Tyler Nubin · S · rank 31
They did well to land Tyler Nubin in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 41
They took Tyler Guyton at par in No. 37, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 47
Kris Jenkins in slot 40 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 45
No edge and no loss on Xavier Worthy in Round 2, Pick 15; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
They jumped the gun on Cooper Beebe, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 58
They let Edgerrin Cooper come to them and pounced at pick No. 69. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Audric Estime · RB · rank 98
Audric Estime in the 100th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · DeWayne Carter · DT · rank 101
DeWayne Carter at the 102nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · James Williams · S · rank 134
Good price on James Williams in Round 5, Pick 5, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 193
AJ Barner in pick 181 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 211
Sam Hartman at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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