COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

  1. Home
  2. My Stuff
  3. DC24

DC24 A-

URL dc24-3948

Letter grade with a four-component score, written analysis, and a pick-by-pick breakdown for every selection in this saved mock.

My Mock Drafts →
Grade another draft →
A-

Washington Commanders

The Commanders turned the phones into found money: A-.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: James Williams, 37 picks early at the 98th overall pick.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

The Colson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with quarterback still on the board.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.18 · Pick 50 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 50
Graham Barton in pick No. 50 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 53
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at No. 52, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 56
No edge and no loss on Edgerrin Cooper in slot 54; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 60
Adisa Isaac at pick 57 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 54
Ja'Tavion Sanders slid further than he should have, and Round 2, Pick 31 is lovely value for the tight end. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 71
A want over a need in the 66th overall pick: Junior Colson adds a linebacker while quarterback keeps waiting.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 73
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in pick No. 67, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 75
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 72
Blake Corum at slot 77 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 113
Value said wait; Leonard Taylor III in the 90th overall pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.30 · Pick 93 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
Khyree Jackson in the 93rd pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.35 · Pick 98 · James Williams · S · rank 135
They reached into another round for James Williams, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · De'Corian Clark · WR · rank 212
They left a pile of value on the table to take De'Corian Clark this early at Round 6, Pick 6. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Myles Jones · CB · rank 229
Myles Jones at pick 220 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.21 · Pick 241 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 251
The board had cheaper options than Trevor Keegan at the 241st overall pick, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
View Full Draft