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Washington Commanders

Baker should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a A-.

by mwilliams · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 6 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Javon Baker got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at the 220th pick.

The cost of the Wiley reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while quarterback and interior defensive lineman went begging.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · JC Latham · OT · rank 18
In the 14th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 38
They took Bralen Trice at par in slot 36, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
No edge and no loss on Tyler Guyton in Round 2, Pick 5; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
They paid a round early for Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick No. 40, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 75
A reach for Cooper Beebe in No. 67; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 54
A slide stopped in pick 69, with Ja'Tavion Sanders worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.12 · Pick 76 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 108
A curious use of the 76th overall pick. Quarterback and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 82
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Cade Stover · TE-EDGE · rank 93
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went TE-EDGE with Cade Stover while clear needs at quarterback and interior defensive lineman sat open.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 124
Value with a capital V on Jarrian Jones in No. 138, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.11 · Pick 147 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 159
Braelon Allen in pick No. 147 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 183
They went early on Jaylan Ford in the 167th pick, and the value did not follow. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 214
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jared Wiley this early at pick 181. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 186
Circle this one: Javon Baker at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.39 · Pick 257 · Kenny Logan Jr. · S · rank 224
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Kenny Logan Jr. in Round 7, Pick 39, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
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