COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

Daniels is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: B+.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 3 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

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

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. However the rest shakes out, Booker at that price is a win they earned. The Commanders clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 17
Taliese Fuaga in No. 35 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 38
A straight-up fair deal on Braden Fiske at slot 37, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 39
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 6; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 47
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Worthy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 70
They took Kingsley Suamataia at par in the 67th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
Khyree Jackson at pick 88 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Austin Booker · DE-EDGE · rank 68
Circle this one: Austin Booker at pick No. 91 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 105
By-the-book stuff, Theo Johnson at the 100th pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.14 · Pick 114 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 113
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. It fills a real need, too.
R4.16 · Pick 116 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 120
Johnny Wilson in the 116th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Trevin Wallace · LB · rank 151
Trevin Wallace in pick No. 152 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 200
Johnny Dixon in slot 222 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Tyler Owens · S · rank 247
Tyler Owens at Round 7, Pick 22 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
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