COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: D-.

by fink · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 0 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

The rest of the league had time to spare on Ben Sinnott; the Commanders did not wait, grabbing him 31 spots ahead at Round 4, Pick 12. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 36
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at pick 36 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 37
They did well to land Bralen Trice in pick No. 40, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 50
A tidy little value on Graham Barton in No. 54, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 76
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Junior Colson. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 97
A clean, defensible pick in the 101st overall pick with a little surplus value in Tykee Smith. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Nelson Ceaser · DL-EDGE · rank 114
Nelson Ceaser at pick No. 102 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 143
They reached a country mile for Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 12, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 138
Good price on Kamal Hadden in No. 141, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.32 · Pick 168 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 166
No drama and no debate, Kitan Oladapo went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Aki Ogunbiyi · OG · rank 192
Aki Ogunbiyi in the 181st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Dylan McMahon · C · rank 243
Value said wait; Dylan McMahon in pick 223 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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