COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Washington Commanders

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

by One has to work · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A+

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

If Jones pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Vaki.

Bottom line, with Bo Nix leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 11
In pick No. 11 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 30
In the 23rd pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 34
Ladd McConkey in the 34th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in pick 36, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
A tidy little value on Kingsley Suamataia in Round 3, Pick 3, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
Fair-plus on Mike Sainristil, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
They paid a round early for Cedric Gray in No. 103, more than the board wanted. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at slot 139, value and slot in agreement. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Trente Jones · OT · rank 194
Trente Jones in the 152nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Sione Vaki · S · rank 158
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sione Vaki at pick 167 is the proof. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 259
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sam Hartman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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