COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Washington Commanders

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a A-.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 4 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Commanders spent pick No. 222 on Tyler Owens, a name the board had a full 33 spots lower. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. However the rest shakes out, Wilson at that price is a win they earned. Tremaine Edmunds gives the group a proven body among the projects.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · JC Latham · OT · rank 15
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 25
Nice patience on Graham Barton, who had no business lasting to No. 36. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
Xavier Legette in Round 2, Pick 6 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 58
By-the-book stuff, Braden Fiske at slot 55 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Good price on Kingsley Suamataia in the 67th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
They robbed the room for Payton Wilson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 60
Malachi Corley at Round 3, Pick 14 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
No edge and no loss on Khyree Jackson in pick No. 91; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
They took Braelon Allen at par in the 106th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 126
The board had cheaper options than Johnny Wilson at pick 117, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 136
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jarrian Jones in slot 139. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 150
No drama and no debate, Dallin Holker went about where he belonged in No. 152. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 146
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Mason McCormick at the 158th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.39 · Pick 175 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 197
They reached into another round for Myles Cole, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.9 · Pick 184 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 200
A reach on Joe Milton III in Round 6, Pick 9; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.44 · Pick 219 · Trevin Wallace · LB · rank 233
Trevin Wallace at No. 219 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Tyler Owens · S · rank 255
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tyler Owens well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
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