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Washington Commanders

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a A-.

by mwilliams1500 · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Commanders shredded theirs for Brevyn Spann-Ford. He came off 43 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Sainristil value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The Commanders paired the rookies with proven help, Kyle Dugger leading the way. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

In the end it comes back to Olumuyiwa Fashanu, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In pick 6 they get a blindside protector at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 28
In the 27th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
Chop Robinson at No. 36 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 37
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bralen Trice in slot 40. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
They paid sticker price for Jackson Powers-Johnson in Round 2, Pick 15, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
Cooper Beebe in pick No. 67 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 61
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at No. 68 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Caelen Carson · CB · rank 67
By-the-book stuff, Caelen Carson at the 69th pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 83
Roman Wilson in the 90th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 84
Braden Fiske in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 82
They barely believed it either: Mike Sainristil still on the board at pick 102. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 143
Value said wait; Ben Sinnott in slot 105 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
A reach on Braelon Allen in Round 5, Pick 5; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 224
A wild overpay on Brevyn Spann-Ford in pick No. 181, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 193
No edge and no loss on AJ Barner in No. 188; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 211
Sam Hartman at pick No. 223 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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