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Washington Commanders

The Commanders bet the future on Williams. The board says B-.

by kauffyk22 · 2024 NFL Draft · 9 picks · 0 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Caleb Williams to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Nugent pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caleb Williams. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 40
A straight-up fair deal on Byron Murphy II at slot 36, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 39
Tyler Guyton at the 40th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 76
They went early on Junior Colson in pick 67, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Drake Nugent · C · rank 148
Drake Nugent at No. 100 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
Khyree Jackson in pick No. 102 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Jaheim Bell · TE · rank 140
They took Jaheim Bell at par in the 141st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 183
Michael Barrett at Round 6, Pick 6 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 217
Fair-plus on Jase McClellan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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