COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

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

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future A+

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

They will need Allen to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That Sinnott pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In pick No. 5 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
Chop Robinson in the 36th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 47
Fair-plus on Patrick Paul, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
Jackson Powers-Johnson at No. 54 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 71
Junior Colson in Round 3, Pick 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 75
A reach on Cooper Beebe in pick 67; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 73
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in slot 71, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
They went early on Khyree Jackson in the 97th pick, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 113
A conviction pick on Leonard Taylor III at pick No. 101 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 159
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Braelon Allen. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.19 · Pick 155 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 145
Ben Sinnott in the Round 5 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Zion Tupuola-Fetui · DE-EDGE · rank 175
They did well to land Zion Tupuola-Fetui in No. 181, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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