COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

by Protect the next · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades B
Future A+

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Commanders spent the 100th overall pick on Joe Milton III, a name the board had a full 100 spots lower.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 3
In the 6th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 32
They did well to land Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 36, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 40th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
Chris Braswell at pick No. 47 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Austin Booker · DE-EDGE · rank 77
The board had cheaper options than Austin Booker at pick 67, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.23 · Pick 86 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 98
They paid up for Christian Mahogany at pick 86 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 200
Joe Milton III at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
They paid a round early for Justin Eboigbe in the 138th pick, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Xavier Thomas · DE-EDGE · rank 162
Xavier Thomas in the 139th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 144
They read the board right and Trevor Keegan was the payoff at slot 152. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 181
Ty'Ron Hopper in Round 6, Pick 13 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 258
Sam Hartman in pick No. 222 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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