Excuse_The_Hebrew'S MOCK DRAFT

Washington Commanders 2024 Draft Selection

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Jackson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Every board in the league had Wilson lower, and that gap is the story.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 4 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keon Coleman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jared Verse
The board had Jared Verse higher than pick No. 37, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the 68th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot, miles early. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A tidy bit of business in Round 4, Pick 4, where Dominick Puni graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Value said wait; Ben Sinnott in No. 141 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick182 Rnd6 Khyree Jackson
They robbed the room for Khyree Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Steve Linton
Steve Linton at the 225th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.