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Washington Commanders

The Commanders worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

by mwilliams1500 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

The Commanders went off the board in a big way for DeMonte Capehart, 52 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Commanders indulged a want in Solomon while a need in wide receiver and quarterback stayed open.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In the 6th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 37
By-the-book stuff, Bralen Trice at pick 36 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 57
A real head-scratcher, Chris Braswell in slot 39 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
A premium they did not need to pay, Cooper Beebe a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 108
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 3, Pick 6 on Javon Solomon with wide receiver and quarterback unsolved.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Audric Estime · RB · rank 98
They took Audric Estime at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Cade Stover · TE-EDGE · rank 94
They bypassed pressing needs at wide receiver and quarterback to take Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE that was not the priority.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
Khyree Jackson at pick 107 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · James Williams · S · rank 134
James Williams at No. 141 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 205
Value said wait; Jared Wiley in the 181st pick says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 275
They left a pile of value on the table to take DeMonte Capehart this early at pick No. 223. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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