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Washington Commanders

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

by mlutman1981 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades D-
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.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They banked enough surplus on Turner to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In the 7th pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 33
Graham Barton in the 36th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 13
You do not let an edge rusher like Dallas Turner reach pick 38 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 40
Ladd McConkey in slot 40 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 64
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 67 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 99
They paid sticker price for Will Shipley in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 86
Christian Mahogany is a better player than pick No. 102 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 120
Khyree Jackson in Round 4, Pick 6 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 145
No edge and no loss on Theo Johnson in slot 141; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 182
Christian Jones at pick No. 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Fentrell Cypress II · CB · rank 230
They took Fentrell Cypress II at par in Round 7, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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