B+
Washington Commanders
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Commanders and Robinson: B+.
by G ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
The real work happened on the phones. The Commanders fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. They banked enough surplus on Robinson to cover a lot of smaller sins. Trey McBride gives the group a proven body among the projects.
They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 4th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Graham Barton at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Fair-plus on Chris Braswell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Nothing to complain about; D.J. James went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Gabriel Murphy at slot 100 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
No edge and no loss on Khyree Jackson in No. 102; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They let Cole Bishop come to them and pounced at slot 141. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Layden Robinson in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Blake Watson at pick No. 223 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.