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Washington Commanders

The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a A- to match.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A+

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on J.J. McCarthy, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Fisher. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

They are betting Cole proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 8
In pick No. 15 they get a blindside protector at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 23
In the 27th overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 27
The board had Cooper DeJean higher than pick 36, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 50
No edge and no loss on Kris Jenkins in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 55
No drama and no debate, Xavier Worthy went about where he belonged in the 52nd pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Patrick Paul. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.19 · Pick 83 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
A premium they did not need to pay, Khyree Jackson a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in No. 100, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.16 · Pick 116 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 16 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
The board had cheaper options than Johnny Wilson at the 117th overall pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 117
The board fumbled Blake Fisher all the way to slot 152, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.36 · Pick 172 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
Taking Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 172 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.38 · Pick 174 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 197
Myles Cole in pick 174 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Trevin Wallace · LB · rank 233
Trevin Wallace at No. 222 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.14 · Pick 234 · Dominique Hampton · S · rank 234
They took Dominique Hampton at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
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