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Washington Commanders

The Commanders cashed the board's mistake on Allen: A-.

by willtwombly · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A+

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Braelon Allen, pick 161, roughly 50 picks past where he belonged. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Every board in the league had Mahogany lower, and that gap is the story. It is not that Kinchens is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Brock Bowers and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 5
In the 8th pick they get a red-zone target to build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 22
In No. 27 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 48
Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 2 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 60
A premium they did not need to pay, Kamari Lassiter a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Tyler Nubin · S · rank 40
A quiet steal in pick No. 53: Tyler Nubin for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 97
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Christian Mahogany well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 98
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots to take Kamren Kinchens, a safety that was not the priority.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Tyrone Tracy Jr. · WR · rank 124
They paid a round early for Tyrone Tracy Jr. in pick 109, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 131
Bucky Irving in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 107
Zak Zinter at pick 139 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 111
Braelon Allen in the 161st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Evan Williams · S · rank 223
Evan Williams at No. 222 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
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