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Washington Commanders

A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a D- weekend for the Commanders.

by mjfan23ytt · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future C

The phones were a trap the Commanders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Williams pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In slot 2 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.5 · Pick 5 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 6
In the Round 1 slot they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.15 · Pick 15 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 15
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in pick 36, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
A clean, defensible pick in the 40th overall pick with a little surplus value in Jordan Morgan. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 65
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 67; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 63
Kiran Amegadjie slid further than he should have, and pick No. 78 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.32 · Pick 95 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 72
Blake Fisher in the 95th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.35 · Pick 98 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 100
They paid sticker price for Christian Mahogany in pick No. 98, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 107
Zak Zinter in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Jamari Thrash · WR · rank 131
Jamari Thrash at the 133rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.13 · Pick 149 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 136
Nice patience on Jaylin Simpson, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 13. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.19 · Pick 194 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 200
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joe Milton III. It fills a real need, too.
R6.39 · Pick 214 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 212
By-the-book stuff, Nathaniel Watson at slot 214 squarely in line with his ranking. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Isaiah Williams · WR · rank 180
They barely believed it either: Isaiah Williams still on the board at pick 222. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.17 · Pick 237 · Tylan Grable · OT · rank 232
Good price on Tylan Grable in No. 237, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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