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Washington Commanders

Quarterback settled, Williams in the fold, and a A for the Commanders.

by te · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 10 steals · 0 reaches
Value A
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A

When a board-topper like Chau Smith-Wade slides to No. 222, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not.

Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In the end it comes back to Caleb Williams, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
Good price on Caleb Williams in the 5th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Marvin Harrison Jr. · WR · rank 1
You do not let a wide receiver like Marvin Harrison Jr. reach pick 36 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
The board fumbled Dallas Turner all the way to the 37th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · JC Latham · OT · rank 15
They will replay JC Latham at slot 40 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
Steal is underselling it; Ja'Tavion Sanders at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Jer'Zhan Newton · DL · rank 13
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 5 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · DJ James · CB · rank 53
DJ James in pick 78 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Renardo Green · S · rank 76
They barely believed it either: Renardo Green still on the board at No. 100. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 114
Matt Goncalves at pick No. 139 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · James Williams · LB · rank 124
James Williams in the 165th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 126
Circle this one: Chau Smith-Wade at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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