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Washington Commanders

Maye is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: B.

by MM · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future C+

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Commanders took Tommy Eichenberg a full 68 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.9 · Pick 9 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 18
In slot 9 they get protection for the quarterback, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 31
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 4 with a little surplus value in Tyler Guyton. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 35
A reasonable price with a little left over, Troy Franklin in No. 40. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 47
Xavier Worthy in the 43rd pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 58
Value with a capital V on T.J. Tampa in the 67th overall pick, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Austin Booker · DE-EDGE · rank 68
No drama and no debate, Austin Booker went about where he belonged in pick No. 68. The roster fit checks out.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 146
A big swing on Tommy Eichenberg at pick 78, well ahead of any board in the building. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 102
Ben Sinnott in the 100th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 152
A premium they did not need to pay, Mason McCormick a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Isaiah Davis · RB · rank 155
Isaiah Davis at slot 143 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 142
The board had Kitan Oladapo higher than No. 152, and the safety fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Steele Chambers · LB · rank 226
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Steele Chambers. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
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