COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders found their guy under center in Maye: B-.

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

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will need Wilson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future, outstanding value to boot.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 39
Payton Wilson in slot 36 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 52
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Legette. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 53
They took Chris Braswell at par in the 53rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.29 · Pick 61 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 70
A premium they did not need to pay, Kingsley Suamataia a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 69
They paid sticker price for Blake Fisher in No. 67, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 85
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Paul at Round 3, Pick 18, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in the 88th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 120
Johnny Wilson at the 97th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.36 · Pick 99 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 105
Theo Johnson at No. 99 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 113
They did well to land Braelon Allen in pick No. 117, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R6.39 · Pick 214 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 216
Joe Milton III at pick 214 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.42 · Pick 217 · Jalen Coker · WR · rank 211
A tidy little value on Jalen Coker in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 215
Fair-plus on Jaylan Ford, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
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