COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

DC37 B+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders cashed the board's mistake on Corley: B+.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 2 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B
Future A+

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Malachi Corley, the No. 76 name on the board, stolen at the 103rd overall pick.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The Beebe pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 22
Amarius Mims at No. 24 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 34
No drama and no debate, Chop Robinson went about where he belonged in the 36th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 42
By-the-book stuff, J.J. McCarthy at the 40th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
A clean, defensible pick in slot 56 with a little surplus value in Jackson Powers-Johnson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 75
A premium they did not need to pay, Cooper Beebe a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
They paid sticker price for Khyree Jackson in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 76
They will replay Malachi Corley at pick 103 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 136
No edge and no loss on Cedric Gray in Round 5, Pick 2; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 171
Joe Milton III is a better player than the 181st pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Jordan Magee · LB · rank 213
Nothing to complain about; Jordan Magee went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.