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Washington Commanders

Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B for the Commanders.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades C-
Future A+

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Williams has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Stover pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end and interior defensive lineman still on the board. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jayden Daniels. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
By-the-book stuff, Chop Robinson at slot 36 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 47
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in Round 2, Pick 8, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
They did well to land Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 53
Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 57 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 75
They paid up for Junior Colson at the 67th pick when waiting would have done the job. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
A conviction pick on Khyree Jackson at the 88th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Cade Stover · TE-EDGE · rank 94
A surprising call. With tight end and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent pick 100 on Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE they were not short of.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · James Williams · S · rank 134
James Williams in No. 102 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
A reach on Braelon Allen in the 141st overall pick; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 179
Curtis Jacobs at pick 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Myles Jones · CB · rank 214
A tidy bit of business in slot 223, where Myles Jones graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.8 · Pick 228 · Isaiah Neyor · WR · rank 218
Isaiah Neyor at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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