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Washington Commanders

A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a A- weekend for the Commanders.

by Meandwarf · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 5 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If Guerendo pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

The Puni pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The Commanders paired the rookies with proven help, Khalil Mack leading the way.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In the 8th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
In pick No. 27 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 28
They did well to land Tyler Guyton in the 35th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
Ja'Tavion Sanders in No. 36 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
Fair-plus on Chris Braswell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 64
Kamren Kinchens in Round 3, Pick 3 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 65
Christian Haynes at pick 69 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 68
They let Ruke Orhorhoro come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. It fills a real need, too.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
Khyree Jackson at the 81st overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 116
They jumped the gun on Javon Solomon, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 89
Dominick Puni slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 96
Brenden Rice at Round 4, Pick 9 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 128
They reached a country mile for Isaac Guerendo at the 110th pick, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · James Williams · LB · rank 124
A quiet steal in pick No. 139: James Williams for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Hunter Nourzad · C · rank 159
A premium they did not need to pay, Hunter Nourzad a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Ro Torrence · CB · rank 177
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ro Torrence in pick 188. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 223
A straight-up fair deal on Trey Knox at No. 222, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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