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Washington Commanders

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a B+.

by mwilliams · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B+

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Commanders, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while running back and interior defensive lineman went begging. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On value alone, Speights makes the weekend a net positive.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 25
In No. 27 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 37
Kamren Kinchens at the 35th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 38
A straight-up fair deal on Chop Robinson at pick No. 36, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 52
A reach on Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 40; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Jermaine Burton · WR · rank 51
Jermaine Burton in pick 47 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
They went early on Cooper Beebe in the 67th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 108
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 37 on Javon Solomon with running back and interior defensive lineman unsolved.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Michael Pratt · QB · rank 102
No edge and no loss on Michael Pratt in the 102nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Nelson Ceaser · DL-EDGE · rank 114
They paid a round early for Nelson Ceaser in Round 4, Pick 5, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 143
Ben Sinnott at pick No. 141 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 193
AJ Barner in the 181st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Omar Speights · LB · rank 208
Value with a capital V on Omar Speights in No. 223, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
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