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Washington Commanders

Maye is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a B-.

by Brice · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They are betting McGlothern proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In pick No. 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
They paid a round early for Chris Braswell in the 36th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 25
Graham Barton at pick 40 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 74
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cade Stover. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.30 · Pick 93 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 111
This one needs a full-page explanation: Maason Smith in the Round 3 slot, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at the 100th pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
They took Cedric Gray at par in Round 4, Pick 13, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 146
A premium they did not need to pay, Mason McCormick a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dwight McGlothern well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 162
The board had cheaper options than Xavier Thomas at No. 152, and it noticed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 203
Ryan Flournoy in the 222nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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