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Washington Commanders

The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

by RSW · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 1 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Rouse at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Every board in the league had Okie-Anoma lower, and that gap is the story. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jayden Daniels. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
Chris Braswell at Round 2, Pick 8 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 64
No edge and no loss on Kamren Kinchens in pick 66; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
By-the-book stuff, Patrick Paul at the 67th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 70
Devontez Walker in pick No. 71 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 90
Bucky Irving in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 123
This one needs a full-page explanation: Theo Johnson in No. 100, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 126
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in the 126th overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 132
Christian Jones at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 136
A tidy little value on Jarrian Jones in Round 5, Pick 3, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.32 · Pick 168 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 168
Kamal Hadden at the 168th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 163
You do not let an offensive lineman like Walter Rouse reach No. 202 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 235
They paid up for Michael Barrett at pick 222 when waiting would have done the job. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.19 · Pick 239 · Eyabi Okie-Anoma · DL-EDGE · rank 285
Eyabi Okie-Anoma in the 239th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
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