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The Washington Commanders 2024 draft class is in the books!
The 2024 NFL Draft is officially over and Washington has added 9 new players to their roster. The Commanders entered the draft with 9 picks, and despite making a trade, they didn’t gain or lose any picks. They did gain some draft value by trading down in the 2nd round with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The highlight of the draft was obviously drafting LSU QB Jayden Daniels with the second overall pick. Washington was locked in on Daniels for weeks, despite speculation that Drake Maye or J.J. McCarthy could be in play. General manager Adam Peters said the building was unanimous in picking Daniels to be their QB1, and he comes to a Washington franchise that has gone through massive changes from the top down over the last few years. The name was changed(twice), the team was sold, and the front office and coaching staff were changed. Daniels can start at the ground up in Washington as they rebuild the team, the franchise, and the fanbase.
Teams aren’t built with just one player, and Washington got to work adding 8 more players over the next two days. The Commanders started off day 2 by picking Illinois DT Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton with the 36th overall pick. He was projected to go in the first round, and was the top DT on a lot of pre-draft boards. He had foot surgery for a Jones fracture that he played through last season, which likely caused his drop out of the 1st round. Adam Peters said he was very high on the defensive lineman, and even explored trading up to make sure he ended up in Washington.
The Philadelphia Eagles called for the 40th overall pick, and GM Howie Roseman was very eager to get a deal done with his “friend” Adam Peters. Washington swapped three picks with Philadelphia, and now had two more second round picks to work with. The Eagles moved up to pick Iowa S Cooper DeJean, a player many fans wanted to see in Burgundy and Gold this season. Offensive tackle was also a position that fans were screaming for Washington to take in the 2nd round, but they went with Michigan CB Mike Sainristil with their next pick. He was a leader and a playmaker on the National Champions, and will be added to Joe Whitt’s new defense.
Washington had one more pick in the 2nd round, and they turned to the offense this time but not for a lineman. Kansas State TE Ben Sinnott was a fan-favorite, and he was considered the 2nd-best at his position by some rankings. Adam Peters said he reminded him of George Kittle and Kyle Juszczyk, two 49ers players he is very familiar with from his time in San Francisco.
The 3rd round started off with Washington finally addressing the offensive line. They selected TCU OT Brandon Coleman with the 67th overall pick in the draft. NFL Network listed him as a guard, but...
