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Washington Commanders

The Commanders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

by GioStovino · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 6 reaches
Value C-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Cade Stover in the Round 2 slot, a good 77 spots before the room expected him. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Colson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with wide receiver, running back and other spots still on the board.

However the rest shakes out, Adams at that price is a win they earned. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · JC Latham · OT · rank 18
In pick No. 19 they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Quinn Ewers · QB · rank 66
Quinn Ewers in the 36th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 51
They liked Kris Jenkins enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 8. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 64
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 128
A wild overpay on Cade Stover in No. 51, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 92
Sedrick Van Pran in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 107
Blake Fisher at No. 100 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 115
A curious use of the 102nd pick. Wide receiver, running back and other spots needed the pick; a linebacker in Junior Colson did not.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Isaiah Adams · OT · rank 122
Steal is underselling it; Isaiah Adams at slot 141 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 164
Chau Smith-Wade slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Jordan Magee · LB · rank 218
Jordan Magee at Round 7, Pick 3 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
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