{"id":113935,"date":"2024-04-20T03:39:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T03:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=113935"},"modified":"2024-04-20T03:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T03:40:00","slug":"commanders-gm-talks-trade-status-of-no-2-overall-pick-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/commanders-gm-talks-trade-status-of-no-2-overall-pick-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders GM Talks Trade Status of No. 2 Overall Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1988471481-e1713483426176.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Josh Harris, Dan Quinn and Adam Peters\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"99\" data-dom-ready-time=\"111\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty\u00a0Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris, head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The mystery surrounding who the\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0will take with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024\u00a0NFL\u00a0draft has been the prevailing storyline leading up to the first round on April 25 in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>Could it be LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels? Could it be North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye? Could the Commanders use the pick to trade down and possibly add a first-round pick?<\/p>\n<p>Washington general manager Adam Peters almost ruled out the possibility of a trade on April 18, as reported by the\u00a0NFL Network\u2019s Ian Rapaport on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel great about staying at No. 2,\u201d Peters said. \u201cDon\u2019t see a lot of scenarios where we trade down.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What Would No. 2 Overall Pick Be Worth to Commanders?<\/h2>\n<p>Recent history tells us how valuable a No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft can be. Especially when you find a trade partner desperate to move up and get a quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0sent the No. 3 overall pick to the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0in exchange for three first-round picks and a third-round pick so the 49ers could move up from No. 12 and select North Dakota State quarterback\u00a0Trey Lance.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the\u00a0Arizona Cardinals sent the No. 3 overall pick and a fourth-round pick to the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0in exchange for two first-round picks, including No. 12 in 2023, a second-round pick and a third-round pick. In this case, that was so the Texans could take Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. at No. 3 after already selecting Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud with the No. 2 pick.<\/p>\n<p>The last time the No. 2 pick was traded was in 2017, when the 49ers swapped places with the 49ers at No. 3 and also picked up two third-round picks and a fourth-round pick. The Bears used the No. 2 pick that year on North Carolina\u2019s\u00a0Mitch Trubisky.<\/p>\n<p>According to overthecap.com\u2019s\u00a0trade calculator, a presumptive trade between the Commanders and the\u00a0Minnesota Vikings\u00a0would swing in favor of the Commanders by simply swapping the No. 3 pick for the No. 11 pick and adding the Vikings\u2019 first-round pick in 2025. It\u2019s safe to assume later-round picks would be in play as well from the Vikings, who also have the No. 23 pick in the first round in 2024.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Commanders Need a Little Bit of Everything in Draft<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s a direct line from Peters\u2019 reluctance to trade the No. 2 overall pick to the Commanders having a roster that needs a little bit of everything.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic\u2019s Austin Mock\u00a0ranked the Commanders dead-last at No.23 in his pre-draft roster rankings on April 18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere isn\u2019t much to say about the worst roster in the NFL,\u201d Mock wrote. \u201cThe Commanders will very likely be drafting their QB of the future, and with the rest of their picks, they\u2019ll simply be looking to acquire talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Jordan Reid\u00a0listed Washington\u2019s top three needs in the draft at quarterback, offensive tackle and quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, the Commanders have no starting left tackle after releasing Charles Leno Jr., so they will have to draft one,\u201d Reid wrote. \u201cLuckily, it\u2019s a good draft at the position. Finally, new coach Dan Quinn wants to employ a blitzing, aggressive defense that features man coverage, but Washington lacks a true No. 1 corner. Last year\u2019s first-round pick, Emmanuel Forbes, struggled and a new staff can\u2019t assume he\u2019ll improve.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty\u00a0Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris, head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters. 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