COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B.

by So long Snyder · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 6 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B-
Future B

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

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Wilson. With edge rusher and running back unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. If Bell pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In pick No. 7 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 43
They took Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at par in Round 2, Pick 4, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 50
By-the-book stuff, Kingsley Suamataia at slot 50 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Denzel Burke · CB · rank 55
Denzel Burke slid further than he should have, and the 71st overall pick is lovely value for the cornerback. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.36 · Pick 99 · Jaheim Bell · TE · rank 119
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaheim Bell this early at the Round 3 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · D.J. James · CB · rank 75
A cornerback of that caliber at the 100th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 98
Dominick Puni slipping to pick 107 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 111
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Junior Colson at linebacker with edge rusher and running back open.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 114
You do not let a wide receiver like Roman Wilson reach pick No. 143 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.10 · Pick 185 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 174
Gabe Hall is a better player than Round 6, Pick 10 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.8 · Pick 228 · Caden Prieskorn · TE · rank 216
A slide stopped in the 228th overall pick, with Caden Prieskorn worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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