C
Washington Commanders
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: C.
by UncleMonster ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 0 steals
· 4 reaches
If confidence were a draft strategy, the Commanders would have aced it. Ben Sinnott at the 40th pick is 62 spots clear of where he belonged.
Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid sticker price for Jayden Daniels in pick No. 4, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
In the 9th pick they get a disruptive interior force. A clean fit for the roster.
Mike Sainristil at No. 36 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Ben Sinnott at the 40th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Brandon Coleman in Round 3, Pick 14 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They reached a country mile for Luke McCaffrey at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.