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Washington Commanders

The Commanders let Johnson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

by GordonShumway · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B-

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cornelius Johnson got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at slot 220.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 6
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brock Bowers. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 28
In the 27th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 31
Bo Nix in pick No. 35 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 29
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 4 with a little surplus value in Jackson Powers-Johnson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 41
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 62
Christian Haynes at the 67th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 84
Nice patience on Khyree Jackson, who had no business lasting to No. 101. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 93
Bucky Irving at pick 103 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Jalen McMillan · WR · rank 101
Jalen McMillan at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.2 · Pick 138 · Marcus Harris · DE-EDGE · rank 141
Marcus Harris at pick 138 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 156
Somehow Kitan Oladapo was still sitting there in pick No. 181, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 187
Steal is underselling it; Cornelius Johnson at slot 220 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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