COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

by CoachEastman · 2024 NFL Draft · 9 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value C+
Need C+
Trades B
Future B

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Cameron Ward at the 71st overall pick, a reach of 76 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Cowing. With tight end, cornerback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on defensive back is the choice that costs them.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · DB · rank 10
Of all the spots to shop, they chose defensive back. Kool-Aid McKinstry in No. 7 leaves tight end, cornerback and other spots for later.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 25
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Taliese Fuaga at pick No. 36. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Cooper DeJean · DB · rank 55
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cooper DeJean adds a defensive back and leaves tight end, cornerback and other spots untouched.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Cameron Ward · QB · rank 147
Cameron Ward at the 71st pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 102
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in pick 100; it is a wash and a sensible one. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.20 · Pick 120 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 119
Troy Fautanu in Round 4, Pick 20 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.8 · Pick 144 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 145
A straight-up fair deal on Darius Robinson at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.10 · Pick 185 · Sincere Haynesworth · C · rank 220
A real head-scratcher, Sincere Haynesworth in pick 185 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.8 · Pick 228 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 192
Somehow Jacob Cowing was still sitting there in the 228th overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
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