Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images A lot of great talent falling to Washington’s picks With Day 2 about to start, here is a quick guide of best available talents. There are a few players remaining who have slid past where they were expected to go and are now exceptional values in Round 2. I’d expect them to get snapped up before the Commanders are on the board. Sadly, after the run on OTs in Round 1, there is only one remaining who is good value at the Commanders’ second round picks. Reaching for the next ones on the board would require passing on some superior talents who could elevate the Com ..read more

Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images Washington welcomes the newest member of the family, Ben Sinnott, after making him the 53rd overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Draft day is finally here and Washington has picked Kansas State TE Ben Sinnott. This has been a popular pick for the Commanders in mock drafts, and there is a need there after cutting Logan Thomas. Washington signed veteran Zach Ertz to a 1-year deal, but their TE room is lacking in starting talent. Receiving & Rushing Table Receiving Rushing Scrimmage Year School Conf Class Pos G Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds ..read more

Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/Getty Images Washington welcomes the newest member of the family, Mike Sainristil, after making him the 50th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Draft day is finally here and Washington has picked Michigan CB Mike Sainristil after trading down with the Philadelphia Eagles. Defense & Fumbles Table Tackles Def Int Fumbles Year School Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF *2019 Michigan Big Ten FR WR 13 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 Michigan Big Ten SO WR 6 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *2021 Michigan Big Ten JR WR 14 ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Washington Commanders trade down! The Washington Commanders have done their first trade during the 2024 NFL draft, trading down with the the Philadelphia Eagles. Washington sends picks 40, 78, and 152 to Philadelphia for picks 50, 53, 161. The Eagles moved up to draft Iowa DB Cooper DeJean. He was a player that some Washington fans wanted to draft today, but now Adam Peters has more picks and draft capital to work with. Trade details PHI receives: Pick 40, Pick 78, Pick 152 We receive: Pick 50, Pick 53, Pick 161 https://t.co/gyc2KL1kZC — Washington Commanders ..read more

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Washington welcomes the newest member of the family, Johnny Newton, after making him the 36th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Draft day is finally here and Washington has picked Illinois DT Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton. Washington was expected to go CB or OT here, but they saw value in selecting a defensive tackle with their first pick on Day 2. Newton was considered a 1st round prospect, but offseason foot surgery(Jones fracture) likely dropped him down some team’s boards. The Washington Commanders have had a very good defensive line after pumping first rou ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Survey results!! The choice of former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels was graded with an “A” by 73% of fans following Thursday night’s first round. When you include the 18% who voted to award a “B” to Adam Peters, 91% of respondents in our survey seemed to be giving a big ‘thumbs up’ to the General Manager for his first-ever draft pick as Washington’s head of football operations. Check out DraftKings Sportsbook, the official sportsbook partner of SB Nation. Given that there had been months of discussion surrounding the pick, it was certainly no surprise. Those who di ..read more

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Missed out on a trade target There was heavy speculation that the Washington Commanders were going to try to trade back into the first round last night after selecting LSU QB Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 overall pick. The draft came and went, and there were no deals made by new GM Adam Peters, but he reportedly did attempt to trade up per Tony Pauline. Earlier this week, I reported that the Washington Commanders would try and trade into the back end of Round 1 for Jordan Morgan, and that’s exactly what they attempted to do late last night, albeit unsuccessful ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The Day 2 of the NFL Draft is finally here! It’s Day 2 of the 2022 NFL draft and we’ve got two rounds to get through tonight. The Washington Commanders entered this draft with 9 picks, and will have 8 picks over the next two days. They picked LSU QB Jayden Daniels with the 2nd overall pick. Washington still has big needs on their offensive line, and that could be the direction they go tonight. DO NOT TIP PICKS IN THE COMMENTS! Darrell Green will announce the Commanders’ 36th (2nd round) and 67th pick (3rd) from Detroit. https://t.co/lyDOBSfZEP — Nicki Jhabvala ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Pick two of the first round saw Washington land the new face-of-the-franchise in LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels. Many thought Adam Peters would move back into the second half of round one to land a left tackle, but unfortunately that did not happen. With five picks on day two, and plenty of talent still left, this will be where the new staff can really make an impact. Team Needs: Quarterback Offensive Tackle Tight End Wide Receiver Cornerback EDGE Linebacker I’m all about drafting with a value vs. need approach. The way things fltl last night during round one, and h ..read more

Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images Proof that AI can replace draft pundits As announced yesterday, this year the BrisVegas Systems DraftBot v. 4.0 has been enlisted to provide instant draft grades for Adam Peters’ selections in the 2024 draft. The initial offer from Hogs Haven’s Bobby Gould was met with great enthusiasm in the BrisVegas Systems’ corporate offices. The reception from the DrafBot itself was less enthusiastic. I was able to record the conversation when we explained the assignment: DraftBot: You want me to grade draft selections before the players have even worked out wi ..read more