C
Washington Commanders
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a C weekend for the Commanders.
by litttt ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 1 steals
· 5 reaches
When the story of this class is written, it opens with Emory Jones at No. 101, a reach of 352 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Call it a C and check back in two years.
Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.
That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 2 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Devontez Walker in the 36th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Christian Haynes in the 67th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A big swing on Emory Jones at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Tanner Mordecai at pick No. 103 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Taulia Tagovailoa in slot 138, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kitan Oladapo at the 181st overall pick is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They liked Jase McClellan enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 45. The roster fit checks out.