The Athletic

Making fake trades in these mock drafts is often rather lame. They usually end up one-sided toward the team you’re focused on, thus taking the reader away from reality or veering into clickbait territory. But, sometimes, the situation calls for some shakeup. Enter the 2024 Washington Commanders. It’s not that they couldn’t use all of their nine draft picks, including six in the top 100. After a relatively straightforward free-agency period, this feels like the place for general manager Adam Peters to, as the kids say, cook. Maybe that begins with the second overall selection, though it’s hard picturing a scenario where Washington doesn’t end the draft with a starting quarterback prospect. Three-plus weeks are remaining to debate whether that’s Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye or J.J. McCarthy. There’s also much more in play beyond that initial selection.