COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

by Naylorball · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 1 steals · 8 reaches
Value C-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

They will need Slovis to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.9 · Pick 9 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 27
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a franchise quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 69
They left a pile of value on the table to take Blake Fisher this early at the 37th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 85
Patrick Paul in slot 38 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 41
Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick No. 40 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Austin Booker · DE-EDGE · rank 68
No edge and no loss on Austin Booker in No. 67; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Marshawn Kneeland · DE-EDGE · rank 75
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marshawn Kneeland. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Jalen McMillan · WR · rank 107
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jalen McMillan in the 78th pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 120
Johnny Wilson at pick 100 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 97
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 106, where Roger Rosengarten graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 115
A tidy little value on Cam Hart in the 122nd pick, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 133
Bucky Irving in the 139th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Beau Brade · S · rank 162
They went early on Beau Brade in slot 152, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Deantre Prince · CB · rank 257
They reached into another round for Deantre Prince, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.32 · Pick 252 · Kedon Slovis · QB · rank 303
Kedon Slovis at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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