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Washington Commanders

McCarthy is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: B-.

by bshea · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Reaching for Wallace left real value on the table behind him. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The Brooks value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 29
They paid sticker price for J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 27, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 25
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Graham Barton at slot 36. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 51
A straight-up fair deal on T.J. Tampa at the 49th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Kingsley Suamataia in pick 53 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 58
They took Braden Fiske at par in Round 2, Pick 23, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
Edgerrin Cooper slipping to No. 66 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 48
They robbed the room for Jonathon Brooks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
No edge and no loss on Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.30 · Pick 93 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 96
No drama and no debate, Brenden Rice went about where he belonged in pick 93. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.36 · Pick 99 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
Zak Zinter at the 99th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 123
Theo Johnson in No. 118 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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 also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 188
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cornelius Johnson in pick No. 165, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.20 · Pick 195 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 197
Myles Cole at slot 195 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Trevin Wallace · LB · rank 233
Value said wait; Trevin Wallace in Round 6, Pick 23 says they were not listening. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Tyler Owens · S · rank 255
Tyler Owens in the 222nd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R7.30 · Pick 250 · Eyabi Okie-Anoma · DL-EDGE · rank 285
They left a pile of value on the table to take Eyabi Okie-Anoma this early at pick No. 250. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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