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Washington Commanders

A passer of the future in Maye, and a B+, for the Commanders.

by WildWillWashington · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B-

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They are betting Sinnott proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
In the 27th overall pick they get a blindside protector, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at slot 35 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
No drama and no debate, Ja'Tavion Sanders went about where he belonged in the 36th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Braswell. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · DJ James · CB · rank 53
DJ James at No. 67 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
The board had Kingsley Suamataia higher than pick No. 78, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 130
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ben Sinnott in the Round 3 slot, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Caelen Carson · CB · rank 94
Caelen Carson slid further than he should have, and Round 4, Pick 4 is lovely value for the cornerback. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 126
A tidy bit of business in slot 139, where Johnny Wilson graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 146
Tommy Eichenberg in pick No. 152 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Kendall Milton · RB · rank 200
Kendall Milton in the 222nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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