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Washington Commanders
Grand theft in Round 7, Pick 31: the Commanders steal Jones and grade out a A.
by bshea ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 12 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
The trade table was a mismatch, and the Commanders were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.
The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick-by-Pick
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Amarius Mims graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Nothing to complain about; Chop Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Graham Barton at pick 50 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
J.J. McCarthy slid further than he should have, and the 53rd overall pick is lovely value for the quarterback. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A straight-up fair deal on Junior Colson at slot 67, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malachi Corley in pick No. 91. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Ben Sinnott in pick No. 138 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in No. 160. A need, and now a little less of one.
Joe Milton III at Round 6, Pick 6 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Jordan Magee at the Round 6 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Myles Jones at the 251st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.