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Washington Commanders

The Commanders worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

by Steven S · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 8 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The real work happened on the phones. The Commanders fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

Bethune has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Jordan at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Ryan Tannehill pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

Bottom line, with Amarius Mims leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.10 · Pick 10 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 22
In No. 10 they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Guyton. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 36
Xavier Legette at pick No. 38 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 37
Fair-plus on Bralen Trice, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 82
A reach on Mike Sainristil in the 67th pick; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 90
Sedrick Van Pran in Round 3, Pick 8 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Marshawn Kneeland · DE-EDGE · rank 104
Marshawn Kneeland in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 127
Tommy Eichenberg at pick 102 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 129
A wild overpay on Cole Bishop in Round 4, Pick 6, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 158
Jaylen Wright in pick 141 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 197
A reach for Christian Jones in the 181st overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Tatum Bethune · LB · rank 254
Value said wait; Tatum Bethune in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Jawhar Jordan · RB · rank 209
A running back of that caliber at slot 229 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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