COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

A passer of the future in Daniels, and a B+, for the Commanders.

by Fastcharlie1 · 2024 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 4 steals · 1 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 Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Wright value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with edge rusher and interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In pick 6 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 19
Kool-Aid McKinstry is a better player than the Round 1 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 29
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 3 with a little surplus value in Troy Fautanu. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 50
Graham Barton at slot 40 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 51
No drama and no debate, Jackson Powers-Johnson went about where he belonged in the 47th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 68
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in No. 67, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 82
Roman Wilson in the 101st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 108
A want over a need in pick No. 103: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while edge rusher and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 158
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Jaylen Wright in slot 181, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 205
A quiet steal in pick No. 220: Jared Wiley for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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