B-
Washington Commanders
Good, not great, for the Commanders: B-.
by Steven S ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 0 steals
· 5 reaches
Nobody had Jawhar Jordan this high, and it is not close. The Commanders reached 77 spots to get him at the 223rd overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.
The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 2nd overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Troy Fautanu at slot 34 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They took Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at par in pick No. 42, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Nothing to complain about; Cooper DeJean went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
J. Michael Sturdivant at pick 100 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Mohamed Kamara at No. 102 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A reach on Cole Bishop in the 139th pick; the board had better options right there. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
No edge and no loss on Theo Johnson in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They talked themselves into Jawhar Jordan at pick No. 223, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
