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Commanders trade down for Daniels A-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: A-.

by ncab1 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 0 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A

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

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In pick No. 6 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 34
A straight-up fair deal on Troy Fautanu at Round 2, Pick 4, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 39
No edge and no loss on Adonai Mitchell in pick 39; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 47
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Tavion Sanders. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 60
A reasonable price with a little left over, Brandon Dorlus in No. 67. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 76
Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Audric Estime · RB · rank 104
They took Audric Estime at par in the 100th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 94
They let Zak Zinter come to them and pounced at the 102nd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 129
Value with a capital V on Kamal Hadden in pick 141, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 182
Christian Jones in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Jordan Magee · LB · rank 217
Good price on Jordan Magee in pick No. 223, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
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