COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

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Washington Commanders

Daniels is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: A.

by mlutman1981 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 6 steals · 2 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.

That Fautanu pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Reaching for Sinnott left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In pick 8 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.10 · Pick 10 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 4
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 23
Amarius Mims is a better player than No. 37 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kalen King · CB · rank 48
Kalen King in the 68th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 42
Troy Fautanu at slot 74 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 100
Will Shipley in pick No. 100 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 108
Tommy Eichenberg at the 106th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Max Melton · CB · rank 118
Max Melton in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.9 · Pick 145 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 160
Ben Sinnott at the 145th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 187
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Barrett. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.9 · Pick 184 · Malachi Moore · S · rank 166
Circle this one: Malachi Moore at pick No. 184 is a fall that decides a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 201
They went early on Dallin Holker in Round 6, Pick 13, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Graham Mertz · QB · rank 211
A tidy bit of business in No. 225, where Graham Mertz graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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