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Washington Commanders
The Commanders lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.
by ZEAUXDIAKPRIME ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 7 steals
· 1 reaches
The Commanders clearly saw something nobody else did in Tanner McLachlan, taking him 84 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.
Getting Travis where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
Maxx Crosby gives the group a proven body among the projects.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, wide receiver very much included.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 20 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Chop Robinson slipping to slot 36 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Guyton at Round 2, Pick 8. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Calen Bullock at the 101st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Circle this one: Khyree Jackson at the 103rd pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They reached into another round for Tanner McLachlan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Kitan Oladapo at No. 181 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Jordan Travis in the 220th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.