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Washington Commanders
The Commanders lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.
by Steven S ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 3 reaches
The Commanders looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jawhar Jordan at Round 7, Pick 3 regardless, 77 picks early.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Mitchell at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 9 they get an anchor for the offensive line. The biggest hole, addressed.
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Good price on Adonai Mitchell in No. 33, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Nate Wiggins at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ladd McConkey. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 100 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Value said wait; Tykee Smith in the 102nd overall pick says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Theo Johnson in pick No. 109, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Mohamed Kamara at No. 139 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They robbed the room for Cole Bishop here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
A real head-scratcher, Jawhar Jordan in pick 223 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.