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Washington Commanders

Daniels is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: B-.

by DutchNugget · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 1 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future D

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. On value alone, McGlothern makes the weekend a net positive.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
In No. 5 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
R1.11 · Pick 11 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 11
In the 11th overall pick they get a disruptor off the edge at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 38
No drama and no debate, Braden Fiske went about where he belonged in pick 35. It fills a real need, too.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 39
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at pick No. 36 squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 48
A conviction pick on Edgerrin Cooper at the 40th pick that the board grades a round light. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 65
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Max Melton · CB · rank 67
They took Max Melton at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 83
Cade Stover at slot 78 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 102
Ben Sinnott in Round 4, Pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 138
Isaac Guerendo at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 150
They paid sticker price for Luke McCaffrey in the 152nd pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 152
Fair-plus on Mason McCormick, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Dominique Hampton · S · rank 187
A reach on Dominique Hampton in slot 179; the board had better options right there. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R6.17 · Pick 192 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 184
A slide stopped in pick No. 192, with Dwight McGlothern worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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