COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders bet the future on Williams. The board says B+.

by dugferd · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Reaching for Wiley left real value on the table behind him. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In No. 3 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
They paid a round early for Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 25
Jordan Morgan at the 36th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 24
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Troy Franklin at pick 40. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 77
The board had cheaper options than Christian Haynes at Round 3, Pick 3, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 93
They did well to land Bucky Irving in the 100th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
They took Khyree Jackson at par in slot 102, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 117
Mohamed Kamara at pick No. 103 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 127
The board had Tommy Eichenberg higher than No. 141, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 205
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jared Wiley in the 181st overall pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Kenny Logan Jr. · S · rank 210
Kenny Logan Jr. at pick 223 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
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