D-
Washington Commanders
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Commanders to a D-.
by Steven S ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 1 steals
· 3 reaches
The Commanders put a flag in the ground for Jawhar Jordan, 77 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.
Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 4th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A slide stopped in No. 34, with Dallas Turner worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Calen Bullock in pick No. 42 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
They paid sticker price for Ladd McConkey in slot 66, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A tidy little value on Adisa Isaac in pick 100, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Max Melton at pick No. 102 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Theo Johnson at the 139th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No edge and no loss on Moose Muhammad III in Round 6, Pick 5; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Jawhar Jordan at No. 223 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
