Rookie Jayden Daniels gets boost with Commanders taking Ben Sinnott in second round

The first Wildcat officially comes off the board with tight end Ben Sinnott being selected by the Washington Commanders with the 53rd overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Sinnott will join a brand new regime in Washington under new head coach Dan Quinn and new offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. The Commanders will have a new look on offense with Washington's first-round pick Jayden Daniels at quarterback. Washington covered a much-needed position with the Daniels pick and then took two picks in the second round to help round out their defense.

With their third second-round pick, the Commanders chose to go with Sinnott, who was just the second tight end to come off the board in the 2024 NFL Draft. Sinnott will have the ability to learn a lot in year one behind veteran tight end Zach Ertz who signed a one-year deal with the Commanders in the offseason.

After declaring for the NFL draft after his junior season, Sinnott raised his draft stock in the Senior Bowl practices showing his ability to run routes and showing his amazing catch radius. Sinnott will most likely contribute most in the receiving game in his rookie season while the Commanders most likely use Ertz in the blocking game.

tight ends typically take a couple of years to fully develop in the NFL, so having a year to learn from Ertz will be big for Sinnott. Teams did have concerns about Sinnott's habit of fighting the ball on catches, but he showed throughout his college career that he could find the ball in the air and didn't have a lot of drops.

Sinnott will have to work on his blocking, but his ability to also play fullback adds more dimensions to his game. He can used in short-yardage opportunities either to grab a first down or on the goal line.

This is a great opportunity for a player who was set to play in the FCS until Kansas State coach Chris Klieman convinced Sinnott to commit to Kansas State as a walk-on. Everything worked out for both sides as Sinnott was a key player of the Wildcats' offense and now he is a Washington Commander.