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Washington Commanders

The Commanders let Walker fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

by Markers104 · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 7 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Devontez Walker got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 185. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They are betting Restrepo proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The Commanders paired the rookies with proven help, Germaine Pratt leading the way.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Jer'Zhan Newton · DL · rank 16
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 37
Kamari Lassiter at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 45
Fair-plus on Jordan Morgan, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 54
Cooper DeJean at slot 71 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Rod Moore · S · rank 76
Rod Moore in pick 81 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 88
They read the board right and Brenden Rice was the payoff at pick No. 97. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 100
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Graham Barton. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Max Melton · CB · rank 96
The board had Max Melton higher than the 107th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Danny Stutsman · LB · rank 101
A slide stopped in the 117th overall pick, with Danny Stutsman worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Connor Colby · OT · rank 126
Nice patience on Connor Colby, who had no business lasting to slot 141. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.8 · Pick 144 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 140
They did well to land Darius Robinson in the Round 5 slot, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.10 · Pick 185 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 146
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Devontez Walker in Round 6, Pick 10, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.27 · Pick 202 · Julian Pearl · OT-EDGE · rank 175
Julian Pearl at pick No. 202 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not a spot anyone had flagged, which makes it a head-scratcher.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Erick All · TE · rank 225
Erick All in the 225th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.8 · Pick 228 · Xavier Restrepo · WR · rank 244
They jumped the gun on Xavier Restrepo, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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