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Washington Commanders

The Commanders found their guy under center in McCarthy: B.

by RSW · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades C+
Future A

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

The cost of the Spann-Ford reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Isaac value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 29
In slot 5 they get their quarterback of the future, a steep price for the projection.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 33
Troy Franklin in the 36th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Braswell. The roster fit checks out.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
A reach on Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
They took Patrick Paul at par in the 67th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 54
A slide stopped in No. 69, with Adisa Isaac worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 87
Trey Benson at Round 3, Pick 14 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 100 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
The board had Johnny Wilson higher than the Round 5 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 132
Nice patience on Christian Jones, who had no business lasting to pick 140. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.34 · Pick 170 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 168
A straight-up fair deal on Kamal Hadden at Round 5, Pick 34, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.21 · Pick 196 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 200
No edge and no loss on Joe Milton III in No. 196; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 235
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Michael Barrett well ahead of where he belonged. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 249
A wild overpay on Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 222nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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