COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders land in the muddy middle: C+.

by mkmkm · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value D+
Need B
Trades D+
Future A

The Graham Mertz pick is the one that will follow the Commanders into the fall. They took him 417 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Jackson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

If Jer'Zhan Newton and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Jer'Zhan Newton · DL · rank 16
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · T'Vondre Sweat · DL · rank 29
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 36 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Graham Mertz · QB · rank 456
They reached a country mile for Graham Mertz at the 39th pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 71
Brian Thomas Jr. at No. 71 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 91
They paid a round early for Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 81, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 100
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Graham Barton. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 115
Adisa Isaac in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 140
Darius Robinson at slot 117 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.8 · Pick 144 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 174
They talked themselves into Gabe Hall at the 144th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.10 · Pick 185 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 182
A tidy little value on Brevyn Spann-Ford in pick No. 185, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.8 · Pick 228 · Landon Jackson · DL-EDGE · rank 220
Landon Jackson is a better player than pick 228 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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