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Washington Commanders

The Commanders fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

by mwilliams · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 1 steals · 7 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The tape said wait; the Commanders did not. Ben Sinnott went at the 102nd overall pick, a good 41 picks before the board was ready. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Newton pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 26
In slot 27 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
By-the-book stuff, Chop Robinson at the 35th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 37
A straight-up fair deal on Bralen Trice at Round 2, Pick 4, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 36
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Legette. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
They liked Jackson Powers-Johnson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 40. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 77
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at No. 67 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 69
Brenden Rice at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 84
Josh Newton is a better player than pick 100 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 143
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ben Sinnott. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Beaux Limmer · C · rank 144
Beaux Limmer at Round 4, Pick 5 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
Braelon Allen in the 133rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Justin Rogers · DL · rank 161
A big swing on Justin Rogers at slot 141, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 193
The board had cheaper options than AJ Barner at the 181st pick, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Jontrey Hunter · S · rank 220
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jontrey Hunter in the 223rd pick. A minor itch, scratched.
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