COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders turned the phones into found money: A-.

by dg2686 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Commanders came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. Smith at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Commanders paired the rookies with proven help, Jermaine Johnson leading the way.

Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.10 · Pick 10 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 7
In the 10th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 39
They took Bralen Trice at par in pick 40, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · D.J. James · CB · rank 64
Nothing to complain about; D.J. James went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 70
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at the 72nd pick, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 94
Good price on Zak Zinter in slot 100, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 99
Blake Fisher in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 97
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tykee Smith at Round 4, Pick 11. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 133
Fair-plus on Cam Hart, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 139
Dallin Holker at Round 5, Pick 5 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 173
The board had Jaylan Ford higher than No. 181, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Daequan Hardy · CB · rank 217
They did well to land Daequan Hardy in the 223rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · Matthew Jones · OG · rank 233
They went early on Matthew Jones in pick No. 224, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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