COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B+.

by Naylorball · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B+

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Commanders started one anyway for Austin Reed, 64 picks ahead of schedule. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Carson.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
Drake Maye at the 5th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 34
Jordan Morgan at No. 34 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 41
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 35, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 43
Ricky Pearsall in Round 2, Pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 42
Roman Wilson in slot 40 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Austin Booker · DE-EDGE · rank 68
By-the-book stuff, Austin Booker at pick No. 67 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 69
No drama and no debate, Blake Fisher went about where he belonged in No. 69. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 55
They barely believed it either: Christian Haynes still on the board at the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 133
A wild overpay on Bucky Irving in Round 3, Pick 37, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Caelen Carson · CB · rank 98
Circle this one: Caelen Carson at pick No. 138 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 169
Tip Reiman at the 139th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Beau Brade · S · rank 162
Beau Brade at the 152nd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Austin Reed · QB · rank 286
Austin Reed at slot 222 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
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