COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Washington Commanders

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

by CB · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 1 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future A+

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Commanders, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. Hard to defend, and the D+ reflects that.

Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They are betting Thomas proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The Ja'Whaun Bentley deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In pick No. 8 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.25 · Pick 25 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 25
In No. 25 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 32
Adonai Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 4 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick 38 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
Fair-plus on Jordan Morgan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 35
Nothing to complain about; Ennis Rakestraw Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 55
Xavier Worthy in the 58th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Kingsley Suamataia. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 68
They took Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at par in pick 68, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Gabriel Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 92
They liked Gabriel Murphy enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 70
Devontez Walker at No. 79 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 100 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 111
By-the-book stuff, Maason Smith at slot 109 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 162
Xavier Thomas at the 139th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
Tommy Eichenberg in the 152nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 228
No drama and no debate, Frank Gore Jr. went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 2. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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