COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: A.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A+

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

That Morgan pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The phones were where this weekend was really won. Reaching for Steele left real value on the table behind him.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Drake Maye at the Round 1 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 31
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tyler Guyton in the 36th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 32
A quiet steal in No. 40: Adonai Mitchell for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 34
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jordan Morgan reach pick 67 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.23 · Pick 86 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
They paid a round early for Khyree Jackson in Round 3, Pick 23, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 105
They paid sticker price for Theo Johnson in slot 100, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 120
Johnny Wilson at the 123rd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 139
Elijah Jones in pick No. 139 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Trevin Wallace · LB · rank 151
A straight-up fair deal on Trevin Wallace at Round 5, Pick 16, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R6.14 · Pick 189 · Braiden McGregor · DE-EDGE · rank 170
Somehow Braiden McGregor was still sitting there in No. 189, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. It fills a real need, too.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Carson Steele · RB · rank 248
They reached into another round for Carson Steele, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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