B
Washington Commanders
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a B, for the Commanders.
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2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. More right than wrong, and a B to match.
Getting Harris where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 2nd overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Adonai Mitchell in No. 36. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick No. 67 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Brenden Rice at slot 103 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Fair-plus on Cam Hart, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Roger Rosengarten at pick 146 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
The board fumbled Marcus Harris all the way to the 172nd pick, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Kamal Hadden is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They let Ty'Ron Hopper come to them and pounced at the 193rd pick. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Value with a capital V on Nathaniel Watson in slot 222, a genuine coup. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.