COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders let Corum fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

by mwilliams · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Commanders watched Blake Corum slide 32 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Stover pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and interior defensive lineman still on the board.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.10 · Pick 10 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In pick 10 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
Tyler Guyton in the 36th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
Chop Robinson at Round 2, Pick 5 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 37
Nothing to complain about; Bralen Trice went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jackson Powers-Johnson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 77
They went early on Cooper Beebe in No. 67, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Cade Stover · TE-EDGE · rank 94
A want over a need in the 100th overall pick: Cade Stover adds a TE-EDGE while quarterback and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 82
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Roman Wilson in slot 102, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 73
A running back of that caliber at slot 105 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · James Williams · S · rank 134
James Williams in the 141st pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Max Melton · CB · rank 111
Max Melton in the 142nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · McCallan Castles · TE · rank 152
Taking McCallan Castles in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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