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Washington Commanders

The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a A- to match.

by BoilerMacR · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 8 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

The Commanders bet big and early on Jared Wiley, 70 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They banked enough surplus on Arnold to cover a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, with Jayden Daniels leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
In slot 5 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 31
Tyler Guyton in the 36th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 20
Terrion Arnold slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 49
They paid a round early for Kris Jenkins in the 40th pick, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 137
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jared Wiley. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 65
A tidy little value on Cooper Beebe in Round 3, Pick 5, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Calen Bullock · S · rank 88
A reach on Calen Bullock in pick No. 78; the board had better options right there. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 120
This one needs a full-page explanation: Johnny Wilson in pick 100, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · James Williams · LB · rank 173
James Williams in the 139th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Trevin Wallace · LB · rank 151
They liked Trevin Wallace enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 140. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R5.16 · Pick 152 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 189
Curtis Jacobs at slot 152 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Myles Murphy · DL · rank 246
They left a pile of value on the table to take Myles Murphy this early at the Round 7 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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