COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 0 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future C+

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Caleb Williams is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Every board in the league had Driskell lower, and that gap is the story.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In pick 2 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
By-the-book stuff, Chop Robinson at the 36th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 50
Graham Barton in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 53
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kingsley Suamataia in No. 59. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 73
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in slot 67; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
A straight-up fair deal on Khyree Jackson at Round 4, Pick 1, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 113
They went early on Leonard Taylor III in the 103rd pick, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · James Williams · S · rank 135
Fair-plus on James Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 159
Braelon Allen at the 160th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Ethan Driskell · OT · rank 192
They paid up for Ethan Driskell at Round 6, Pick 6 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Myles Jones · CB · rank 229
A reach on Myles Jones in slot 220; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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