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Washington Commanders
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Penix Jr.. Grade: C.
by klondike ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 1 steals
· 2 reaches
The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Michael Penix Jr., and the whole operation now runs on his development.
They will need Gould to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.
The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 9th pick they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
They paid sticker price for Chop Robinson in pick 36, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 8 with a little surplus value in Xavier Legette. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They took Brandon Dorlus at par in the 67th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
McKinnley Jackson in No. 74 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Junior Colson in pick No. 75 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jacob Cowing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Jaden Hicks at slot 103 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Johnny Dixon at pick 138. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Frank Gore Jr. in slot 181 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Anthony Gould at pick No. 220 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.