COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A.

by Whitetuna · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future A+

Whoever sat across the table from the Commanders should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

It is not that Liufau is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Nelson. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 10
No edge and no loss on Olumuyiwa Fashanu in pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · JT Tuimoloau · DE-EDGE · rank 29
Good price on JT Tuimoloau in slot 36, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 32
Emeka Egbuka at the 40th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 47
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in the 43rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 61
They did well to land Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 67, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 79
Christian Haynes in Round 3, Pick 10 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 89
A want over a need in the Round 3 slot: Marist Liufau adds a linebacker while running back and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Tykee Smith · S · rank 95
Tykee Smith at No. 102 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 135
Mike Sainristil at pick 141 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 179
A straight-up fair deal on Sam Hartman at the 181st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Zion Nelson · OT · rank 209
The board had Zion Nelson higher than the Round 7 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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