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Washington Commanders

Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a A- for the Commanders.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Caleb Williams to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Reaching for Jackson left real value on the table behind him.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In pick 2 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 67
Xavier Worthy at slot 69 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 85
Khyree Jackson at the 70th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 72
Blake Fisher in No. 77 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 98
Brenden Rice at pick No. 84 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 108
Braelon Allen in the 102nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 120
They paid a round early for Javon Foster in Round 4, Pick 12, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.19 · Pick 119 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 126
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 135
They jumped the gun on Roger Rosengarten, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 146
No drama and no debate, Mason McCormick went about where he belonged in No. 142. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.33 · Pick 208 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 200
Joe Milton III at pick 208 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 223
They paid sticker price for Trey Knox in the 222nd overall pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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