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Washington Commanders

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

by bobbo · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 9 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The Lovett reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Landing Simpson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

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

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · JC Latham · OT · rank 16
A tidy little value on JC Latham in slot 23, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 19
In the 27th overall pick they get an island corner, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 26
A tidy bit of business in the 35th pick, where Brian Thomas Jr. graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 23
Troy Fautanu slid further than he should have, and pick 36 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 28
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kool-Aid McKinstry at No. 37. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 33
They did well to land Troy Franklin in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 40
They will replay Kamari Lassiter at pick No. 66 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 49
Junior Colson at slot 67 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 89
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trey Benson this early at the Round 3 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 57
Kingsley Suamataia in No. 78 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 92
They paid sticker price for Bucky Irving in the 89th pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 130
Ben Sinnott at Round 3, Pick 37 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Fabien Lovett · DL · rank 183
Fabien Lovett in pick 139 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 184
Value said wait; Jordan Jefferson in pick No. 143 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 141
They read the board right and Ainias Smith was the payoff at the 152nd overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 136
They robbed the room for Jaylin Simpson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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