COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Washington Commanders

Maye is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a B.

by RSW · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

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

Whittington has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

They banked enough surplus on Still to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In No. 4 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 24
In the 27th overall pick they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 39
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Guyton at the 35th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 57
Chris Braswell at slot 36 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 56
They paid up for Edgerrin Cooper at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 72
Blake Corum in pick 67 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
They paid sticker price for Khyree Jackson in pick No. 101, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 106
No edge and no loss on Matt Goncalves in Round 4, Pick 3; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 102
Dominick Puni at the 105th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 152
Theo Johnson at pick No. 138 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.16 · Pick 191 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 189
Michael Barrett in No. 191 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Tarheeb Still · CB · rank 199
Tarheeb Still in the Round 6 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.43 · Pick 218 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 214
Jared Wiley at the 218th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 251
Trevor Keegan in slot 226 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Jordan Whittington · WR · rank 294
A wild overpay on Jordan Whittington in Round 7, Pick 33, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.34 · Pick 254 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 281
They reached into another round for Walter Rouse, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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