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Washington Commanders

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a A-.

by TRENDFOX · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A+

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Erick All in the 180th overall pick, a good 70 spots before the room expected him. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. However the rest shakes out, Tampa at that price is a win they earned. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.9 · Pick 9 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In the 9th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 28
Nothing to complain about; Keon Coleman went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 43
J.J. McCarthy at pick No. 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 63
Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 46
Circle this one: T.J. Tampa at No. 66 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 77
Payton Wilson at Round 3, Pick 9 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 128
A wild overpay on Cade Stover in the 100th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 126
They reached into another round for Mohamed Kamara, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 150
Jaylan Ford in No. 139 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Erick All · TE · rank 250
Erick All at pick 180 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Xavier Restrepo · WR · rank 224
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Restrepo at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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