COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders won the night they stopped Sainristil from sliding. Grade: C+.

by Buck · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 9 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades D
Future B

Somebody took the Commanders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. The final tally is a middling C+.

Landing Sainristil that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
In the 6th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 29
Nice patience on Troy Fautanu, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · JC Latham · OT · rank 18
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, JC Latham in the 39th overall pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 25
Troy Franklin at pick No. 40 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 50
Graham Barton in pick 67 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 86
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Marist Liufau at Round 3, Pick 37 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 82
Mike Sainristil in Round 4, Pick 8 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 127
The board had Tommy Eichenberg higher than slot 141, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 177
No edge and no loss on Jaylan Ford in the 179th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
Braelon Allen at No. 181 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 216
Tanor Bortolini in the 223rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Jha'Quan Jackson · WR · rank 213
They let Jha'Quan Jackson come to them and pounced at pick No. 230. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
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