B+
Washington Commanders
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Commanders.
by CoachEastman ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 20 picks
· 0 steals
· 12 reaches
The Commanders bet big and early on Justin Eboigbe, 109 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.
The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
T'Vondre Sweat at slot 22 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Morgan at Round 2, Pick 14, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Cooper DeJean in the 56th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
No edge and no loss on Quinyon Mitchell in No. 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Danny Stutsman. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Junior Colson at pick 107 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Landon Jackson in pick 144, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They jumped the gun on Dallin Holker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brevyn Spann-Ford well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Jacob Cowing at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
No drama and no debate, Christian Mahogany went about where he belonged in the 185th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A premium they did not need to pay, Brandon Coleman a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A reach for Bryson Nesbit in the 202nd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Value said wait; Jason Henderson in No. 204 says they were not listening. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
A real head-scratcher, Justin Eboigbe in slot 228 is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A big swing on Blake Watson at pick No. 233, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Austin Reed. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They talked themselves into Braden Fiske at No. 239, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They reached into another round for Gavin Bartholomew, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Zion Nelson in the 256th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.