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Washington Commanders

Williams is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: D-.

by AjMcc_0816 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 0 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Commanders shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. If Frazier pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In the 2nd overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 37
No edge and no loss on Bralen Trice in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Zach Frazier · C · rank 63
Zach Frazier at pick No. 40 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.10 · Pick 42 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 54
They paid up for Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 42nd pick when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 68
Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 25 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 81
Mike Sainristil at pick 67 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 93
They did well to land Bucky Irving in slot 100, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 97
Tykee Smith at No. 102 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 163
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for LaDarius Henderson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Aki Ogunbiyi · OG · rank 192
A reach for Aki Ogunbiyi in the 181st pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Zakhari Franklin · WR · rank 229
They paid sticker price for Zakhari Franklin in pick 223, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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