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Washington Commanders

A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a A- weekend for the Commanders.

by Meandwarf · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A+

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

Reaching for Byrd left real value on the table behind him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman still on the board. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Jayden Daniels and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In the 5th overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
They let Brian Thomas Jr. come to them and pounced at pick No. 36. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick 37 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 39
Darius Robinson in slot 43 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 66
Kiran Amegadjie in the 67th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
They paid up for Khyree Jackson at the Round 3 slot when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 116
A want over a need in Round 3, Pick 37: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 114
Matt Goncalves at No. 105 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
Zak Zinter is a better player than slot 117 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.13 · Pick 149 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
A tidy little value on Tommy Eichenberg in Round 5, Pick 13, a step better than break-even. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 147
Nothing to complain about; Jacob Cowing went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.39 · Pick 214 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 226
The board had cheaper options than Frank Gore Jr. at pick 214, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Solomon Byrd · DE-EDGE · rank 257
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Solomon Byrd. A need, and now a little less of one.
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