COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Washington Commanders

Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a D for the Commanders.

by MM · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 0 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades F
Future B+

The war room fell hard for Joe Milton III, and it showed at pick No. 169: 47 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
In pick 4 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
R1.25 · Pick 25 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 22
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 23
In pick No. 27 they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 34
Jordan Morgan in the 36th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 37
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 63
Kiran Amegadjie at slot 67 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 82
They took Brandon Dorlus at par in the 78th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 121
Brenden Rice in pick No. 100 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 143
A reach for Xavier Thomas in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 146
They went early on Tommy Eichenberg in the 138th overall pick, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 159
Dallin Holker in Round 5, Pick 3 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 172
Jordan Jefferson at pick 152 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 216
Joe Milton III at slot 169 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Dillon Johnson · RB · rank 221
Dillon Johnson at No. 222 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
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