COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

  1. Home
  2. My Stuff
  3. WAS-010324-2

WAS-010324-2 B

URL was-010324-2-2406

Letter grade with a four-component score, written analysis, and a pick-by-pick breakdown for every selection in this saved mock.

My Mock Drafts →
Grade another draft →
B

Washington Commanders

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

by ejbohan · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 3 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future A

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. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Jefferson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Gillotte pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In the 5th overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 34
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in slot 34, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 47
A reach on Chris Braswell in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 49
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Morgan at No. 43, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 52
A tidy bit of business in pick 66, where Brian Thomas Jr. graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 74
Sedrick Van Pran at the 69th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 90
They let Bucky Irving come to them and pounced at pick No. 100. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 104
No edge and no loss on Cam Hart in Round 4, Pick 2; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Donovan Jackson · OG · rank 117
Donovan Jackson at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 150
Mike Sainristil at No. 139 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Jaheim Bell · TE · rank 137
Good price on Jaheim Bell in pick 142, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Malachi Moore · S · rank 166
This one needs a full-page explanation: Malachi Moore in Round 5, Pick 12, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Ashton Gillotte · DL-EDGE · rank 163
Ashton Gillotte is a better player than the 180th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 244
They reached into another round for Jordan Jefferson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
View Full Draft