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WASHINGTON 24 BEST DRAFT B-

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Washington Commanders

Daniels is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: B-.

by GameNutt · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades D-
Future A+

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The cost of the Anderson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In the 8th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 26
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jordan Morgan in pick 36. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
Chop Robinson at pick No. 40 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Quinyon Mitchell · CB · rank 31
They read the board right and Quinyon Mitchell was the payoff at the 43rd pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 61
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 3 with a little surplus value in Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 121
They reached into another round for Darius Robinson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Jamari Thrash · WR · rank 92
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jamari Thrash at slot 100. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
Khyree Jackson in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
Braelon Allen at slot 108 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · James Williams · S · rank 134
Fair-plus on James Williams, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 164
Joe Milton III at the 181st overall pick is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 197
Christian Jones in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Evan Anderson · DL · rank 283
A big swing on Evan Anderson at pick No. 230, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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