At No. 2 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Washington Commanders will face one of the most difficult selections to make between two quarterbacks: North Carolina’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels.
The Denver Broncos’ No. 12 overall pick in 2024 would be acquired by the Commanders in exchange for four draft picks, according to a trade proposal from Trevor Sikkema of PFF.
Washington would give the Broncos its No. 36 second-round pick in 2024, its No. 67 third-round pick in 2024, as well as a No. 2 and No. 5 pick in 2025.
With the pick acquired from the Broncos, Sikkema has the Commanders selecting Maye at No. 2 and UCLA defensive end Laiatu Latu at No. 12.
I wanted to imagine a scenario in which Washington used some of its extra Day 2 capital to move up for a trench player. “I don’t know if Denver would do this exact trade (though their roster isn’t very good, and if they’re not going to take a quarterback here they might as well look to stockpile picks),” Sikkema wrote. The Commanders still need a top edge rusher, and they acquired Dorance Armstrong and Clelin Ferrell in free agency. Of all the pass rushers in the game, Latu had the highest pass-rush grade and pass-rush win percentage.
UCLA’s Laiatu Latu Ranked High on PFF Big Board
Sikkema has Latu ranked third among edge defenders in the 2024 NFL draft behind Alabama’s Dallas Turner and Florida State’s Jared Verse. Latu is No. 20 on the PFF Big Board, which ranks all of the players entered in the 2024 NFL draft.
