COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders robbed the room for Jackson. Final grade: A.

by mwilliams · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 9 steals · 2 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

When a board-topper like Khyree Jackson slides to pick 138, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Barner reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Joe Alt and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.9 · Pick 9 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 3
Joe Alt at the Round 1 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 17
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Taliese Fuaga at No. 34 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
By-the-book stuff, Chop Robinson at the 36th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 34
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kamren Kinchens in the 38th overall pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
They paid up for Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 40 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 37
You do not let an edge rusher like Bralen Trice reach pick No. 67 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 59
A slide stopped in slot 75, with Jeremiah Trotter Jr. worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 74
Somehow Johnny Wilson was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 1, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 84
Taking Josh Newton in pick No. 103 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Jalen McMillan · WR · rank 80
Jalen McMillan in No. 104 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 95
A tidy bit of business in the 106th overall pick, where Zak Zinter graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
They barely believed it either: Khyree Jackson still on the board at slot 138. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 193
They jumped the gun on AJ Barner, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 224
A straight-up fair deal on Brevyn Spann-Ford at the 220th pick, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 211
Sam Hartman slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the quarterback. A need, and now a little less of one.
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