2024 mock drafts'S MOCK DRAFT

20th mock draft

  • 2024 mock drafts DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B-.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

They will need Cephus to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Suamataia falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye in pick No. 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at No. 36 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Worthy at the 40th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They talked themselves into Patrick Paul at pick 67, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia slipping to Round 3, Pick 14 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Good price on Khyree Jackson in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Myles Cole
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Myles Cole well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tip Reiman
They paid a round early for Tip Reiman in the 152nd pick, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in slot 222 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.