B
Washington Commanders
The Commanders bet the future on Williams. The board says B.
by BUXTONNN ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 4 steals
· 0 reaches
After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Caleb Williams is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. The bottom line is a respectable B.
The Powell-Ryland value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid sticker price for Caleb Williams in pick No. 2, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Graham Barton at slot 34 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
No drama and no debate, Troy Fautanu went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They robbed the room for Chris Braswell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A straight-up fair deal on Matt Goncalves at the 100th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Fair-plus on MarShawn Lloyd, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 3, with Smael Mondon Jr. worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
You do not let an edge rusher like Antwaun Powell-Ryland reach No. 180 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.