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Washington Commanders
The Commanders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.
by jase gartrell ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 0 steals
· 7 reaches
Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Commanders, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.
The cost of the Jacobs reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 4 with a little surplus value in JT Tuimoloau. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Tyler Guyton at No. 40 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They paid a round early for Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 47, more than the board wanted. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Johnny Wilson at slot 67 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Max Melton at the 100th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Jackson at the 102nd pick, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Value said wait; Keith Randolph Jr. in pick 141 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Curtis Jacobs well ahead of where he belonged. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
A reach on Jason Henderson in the 223rd pick; the board had better options right there. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
