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Washington Commanders

The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a A-.

by whodaphukme · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 9 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A
Future A+

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

That King pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
In No. 4 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 29
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ladd McConkey in the 35th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 30
A tidy bit of business in pick 40, where Jackson Powers-Johnson graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 28
Kool-Aid McKinstry at slot 50 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 46
Steal is underselling it; Junior Colson at Round 3, Pick 3 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 51
Somehow Mike Sainristil was still sitting there in the 74th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 78
Blake Corum in pick No. 78 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · DJ James · CB · rank 93
DJ James in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 94
MarShawn Lloyd in pick No. 104 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 137
No drama and no debate, Jared Wiley went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 3. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Jamari Thrash · WR · rank 144
Nice patience on Jamari Thrash, who had no business lasting to the 152nd overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Beau Brade · S · rank 162
They read the board right and Beau Brade was the payoff at slot 173. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R7.1 · Pick 221 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 208
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Layden Robinson in No. 221. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Kalen King · CB · rank 193
Kalen King in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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