COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B+.

by o · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Henderson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Commanders indulged a want in Stover while a need in tight end and running back stayed open.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
A clean, defensible pick in No. 6 with a little surplus value in Caleb Williams. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge, even if it was a touch early.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
Tyler Guyton in pick No. 35 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 48
They paid up for Patrick Paul at the 36th pick when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 24
Nice patience on Keon Coleman, who had no business lasting to the 40th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Quinyon Mitchell · CB · rank 31
Quinyon Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 15 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 78
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at pick 67 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Cade Stover · TE-EDGE · rank 94
Of all the spots to shop, they chose TE-EDGE. Cade Stover in slot 100 leaves tight end and running back for later.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Tyler Davis · DT · rank 96
Nothing to complain about; Tyler Davis went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 135
Good price on Cedric Gray in pick No. 141, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 163
They will replay LaDarius Henderson at the 181st pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · David Ugwoegbu · OLB-EDGE · rank 233
A premium they did not need to pay, David Ugwoegbu a notch or two before his time. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
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