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Commanders Mock 1 trade back A-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

by Gavin123 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Whoever sat across the table from the Commanders should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

The cost of the Eichenberg reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

The Eichenberg pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback and interior defensive lineman still on the board. The Jordan pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

In the end it comes back to Troy Fautanu, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 30
In pick 27 they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 29
Xavier Legette in pick No. 36 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 41
Tyler Guyton at the 40th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Jonah Elliss · DE-EDGE · rank 44
A tidy little value on Jonah Elliss in No. 50, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 61
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Zach Frazier · C · rank 65
They took Zach Frazier at par in slot 67, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 104
Khyree Jackson at the 100th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 125
A curious use of Round 4, Pick 2. Quarterback and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a linebacker in Tommy Eichenberg did not.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 138
Ben Sinnott at Round 5, Pick 5 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Aki Ogunbiyi · OG · rank 185
By-the-book stuff, Aki Ogunbiyi at pick No. 181 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Jawhar Jordan · RB · rank 202
Circle this one: Jawhar Jordan at the 223rd pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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