Shortly after Adam Peters was hired, I wrote an article about what changes to expect in Washington’s approach to the draft based on how he ran San Francisco’s drafts since 2017.
With his first draft in Washington in the books, I am pleased to say the new GM was just as advertised. The Commanders’ 2024 draft was like nothing we have seen since, well, ever. Peters stuck to his board and picked players who fit the direction his coaching staff want to take the team. He avoided mortgaging the team’s future in costly trades and doesn’t appear to have reached to pick players above their value point, according to what we can infer about his scouting team’s board.