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Washington Commanders

Grand theft in slot 100: the Commanders steal Corum and grade out a B+.

by jb · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 8 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B

The real work happened on the phones. The Commanders fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

The Corum pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Zaven Collins deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 25
In pick No. 21 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 24
They read the board right and Dallas Turner was the payoff at the 34th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 26
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ja'Tavion Sanders in No. 36. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 36
Fair-plus on Troy Franklin, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 51
The board had Kingsley Suamataia higher than the Round 3 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Jack Sawyer · DE-EDGE · rank 67
Good price on Jack Sawyer in the 71st overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Quinyon Mitchell · CB · rank 75
Quinyon Mitchell in pick No. 72 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 71
Blake Corum at slot 100 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Smael Mondon Jr. · LB · rank 103
Nothing to complain about; Smael Mondon Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Donovan Jackson · OG · rank 132
They took Donovan Jackson at par in the 132nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 127
A clean, defensible pick in No. 133 with a little surplus value in Nehemiah Pritchett. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.8 · Pick 144 · Jamon Dumas-Johnson · LB · rank 135
A tidy bit of business in the 144th overall pick, where Jamon Dumas-Johnson graded well above the range. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · J. Michael Sturdivant · WR · rank 157
They will replay J. Michael Sturdivant at Round 6, Pick 7 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.10 · Pick 185 · Fabien Lovett · DL · rank 168
Fabien Lovett slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.8 · Pick 228 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 203
They barely believed it either: Keith Randolph Jr. still on the board at pick 228. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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