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Washington Commanders

A passer of the future in Maye, and a B+, for the Commanders.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades C
Future A+

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

However the rest shakes out, Tampa at that price is a win they earned. Every board in the league had Johnson lower, and that gap is the story. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In No. 8 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 24
They read the board right and Kool-Aid McKinstry was the payoff at the 36th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
They took Xavier Legette at par in the 40th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
Jordan Morgan slid further than he should have, and pick No. 49 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Good price on Kingsley Suamataia in pick 67, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 60
Malachi Corley at slot 74 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 51
T.J. Tampa in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.33 · Pick 96 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 71
They will replay Jaylen Wright at Round 3, Pick 33 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 121
They reached a country mile for Theo Johnson at the 100th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 135
Roger Rosengarten in No. 139 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.13 · Pick 149 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 148
Luke McCaffrey in pick 149 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
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