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2024 Washington Commanders

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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (PIT)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders found their guy under center in McCarthy: C.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will need Laube to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The Cooper pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick 4 they get a blindside protector. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick No. 20 they get a long-term answer under center, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
They barely believed it either: Edgerrin Cooper still on the board at No. 67. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick84 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks in the 84th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick100 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
They paid sticker price for Matt Goncalves in slot 100, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
They reached a country mile for Dylan Laube at the 139th pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 16, with Jaylin Simpson worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson in Round 6, Pick 31 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.