COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a B+ for the Commanders.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Caleb Williams is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Milton III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

They banked enough surplus on Bishop to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In pick No. 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 31
They did well to land Tyler Guyton in the 36th pick, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 52
A clean, defensible pick in No. 58 with a little surplus value in Xavier Legette. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 70
Kingsley Suamataia at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 74
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at Round 3, Pick 18 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
No edge and no loss on Khyree Jackson in slot 88; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 86
Devontez Walker at pick 100 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.14 · Pick 114 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 92
Cole Bishop at the 114th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 120
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Jalyx Hunt · DE-EDGE · rank 128
Jalyx Hunt at the 118th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.17 · Pick 192 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 216
Joe Milton III at No. 192 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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