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Washington Commanders

The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a A to match.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Caleb Williams, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A to cap it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Landing Phillips that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

The Ryan Tannehill deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

In the end it comes back to Caleb Williams, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In pick No. 7 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 34
No drama and no debate, Chop Robinson went about where he belonged in pick 36. It fills a real need, too.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 35
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Legette went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
A straight-up fair deal on Jackson Powers-Johnson at slot 49, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 71
Junior Colson at the 67th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 75
They did well to land Cooper Beebe in No. 79, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 98
Mason McCormick in Round 4, Pick 1 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.16 · Pick 116 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 117
They took Mohamed Kamara at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · James Williams · S · rank 135
A reasonable price with a little left over, James Williams in the Round 5 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 163
A clean, defensible pick in the 169th pick with a little surplus value in Jaylen Wright. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 179
No edge and no loss on Roger Rosengarten in No. 181; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.29 · Pick 204 · Andru Phillips · CB · rank 176
They will replay Andru Phillips at pick 204 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.15 · Pick 235 · Myles Jones · CB · rank 228
Fair-plus on Myles Jones, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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