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Washington Commanders

The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a A-.

by meandwarf · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 3 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A-
Future A+

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

However the rest shakes out, Wilson at that price is a win they earned. The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

The Budda Baker deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Bottom line, with Jayden Daniels leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
Value with a capital V on Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 35, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in slot 36, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 39
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in the 40th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Good price on Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 67, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 116
They paid a round early for Javon Solomon in the 100th overall pick, more than the board wanted. The roster logic is harder to follow.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 111
Fair-plus on Maason Smith, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
Johnny Wilson at pick 139 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 175
A straight-up fair deal on Layden Robinson at the 173rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 226
No edge and no loss on Frank Gore Jr. in No. 222; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
R7.32 · Pick 252 · Tarheeb Still · CB · rank 241
Tarheeb Still slipping to pick No. 252 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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