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Washington Commanders

The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B+.

by Buck · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They banked enough surplus on Newton to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They will need Ogunbiyi to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
They paid a round early for Jackson Powers-Johnson in Round 2, Pick 4, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 27
Kamari Lassiter slipping to No. 39 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
No drama and no debate, Tyler Guyton went about where he belonged in the 40th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 54
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 47th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 53
Nice patience on Kingsley Suamataia, who had no business lasting to slot 67. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 85
A tidy bit of business in pick 101, where Marist Liufau graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 83
Josh Newton in pick No. 103 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Beaux Limmer · C · rank 143
By-the-book stuff, Beaux Limmer at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Aki Ogunbiyi · OG · rank 197
Aki Ogunbiyi at slot 181 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Myles Jones · CB · rank 220
Myles Jones in No. 220 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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