COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Washington Commanders

The phones sank the Commanders this weekend: D+.

by Big Russ · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades F
Future C

The Commanders bet big and early on Joe Milton III, 98 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

However the rest shakes out, Chambers at that price is a win they earned. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 6
In pick 7 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.8 · Pick 8 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 8
In pick No. 8 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 41
Chris Braswell at No. 27 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 42
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 33
Adonai Mitchell at Round 2, Pick 4 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 199
A real head-scratcher, Joe Milton III in the 101st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · DJ James · CB · rank 87
DJ James at No. 103 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Marcus Harris · DE-EDGE · rank 141
A reach for Marcus Harris in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 128
Johnny Wilson at pick 132 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 154
Xavier Thomas at slot 138 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Anim Dankwah · OT · rank 277
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Anim Dankwah. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Eyabi Okie-Anoma · DL-EDGE · rank 265
They reached into another round for Eyabi Okie-Anoma, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · Steele Chambers · LB · rank 191
Steele Chambers at the 224th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
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