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Washington Commanders

The Commanders let Solomon fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

by UncleMonster · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Commanders, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

The Solomon pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Commanders paired the rookies with proven help, Sauce Gardner leading the way.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 8
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.17 · Pick 17 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 11
In pick No. 17 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 21
In the 23rd pick they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 29
Good price on Ladd McConkey in Round 2, Pick 4, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 41
Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick 40 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 34
Value with a capital V on Jordan Morgan in the 44th overall pick, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 42
Roman Wilson at slot 46 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jaden Hicks · S · rank 62
Jaden Hicks at Round 3, Pick 3 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 65
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cooper Beebe in the 68th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Andru Phillips · CB · rank 77
They paid sticker price for Andru Phillips in No. 78, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 97
A tidy little value on Roger Rosengarten in the 100th pick, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Erick All · TE · rank 129
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Erick All at pick 137 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 111
Taking Javon Solomon in pick No. 139 is close to grand larceny; an OLB-EDGE that good had no business lasting this long. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 136
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nehemiah Pritchett in the Round 5 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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