SOCIAL REACTIONS: Washington Commanders Select CB Mike Sainristil With No. 50 Pick

The Commanders continued their draft haul with the acquisition of Mike Sainristil.

Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil lifts the trophy to celebrate the 34-13 win over Washington / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Washington Commanders have been hot early on in the draft. They selected Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 overall pick and with their first pick in the 2nd round they selected perhaps the best player available in DT Johnny Newton out of Illinois. Fans have had mixed reactions to their picks thus far as they start a new era in DC, and it will be interesting to see how they react towards their third overall pick now that it has been made.

With the 50th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft the Commanders selected National Champion and former Michigan Wolverine CB Mike Sainristil.

Sainristil is a natural nickel corner and should slot in well in a Commander defense that needs help in their secondary. Throughout his collegiate career at Michigan, Sainristil has compiled 108 tackles (10.5 TFL), three sacks, seven interceptions with two touchdowns, 13 passes defended, and two forced fumbles.

The talent is obviously there and Robert Griffin III even compared him to former Tampa Bay Buccaneers' great Ronde Barber who made the nickel positon great.

Now for the fan reactions...

Did you just hear Nick Saban! He said he LOVES this pick 🔥

— Di$neyBeachLV (@Disneybeachlv) April 27, 2024

We traded back and let a lot of CBs go before him. If he ends up being the best, Adam Peters is a genius

— Treyding Stocks (@TreydingStocks) April 27, 2024

HOLY BANG

— Billy Tinkle (@BillyTinkleNuts) April 27, 2024

Mike Sainristill -> COMMANDERS

5'9 182 lbs

- the best slot CB in this draft.

- was 1/5 players in FBS with 6+ ints, has insane explosion and sticks to WRs in coverage.

- pretty aggressive and that will bite him,

- he is a dawg and will make plays in the run & pass. pic.twitter.com/0VW4SUqrC9

— The Owl (@TheOwl_LOB) April 27, 2024

these picks are all good but wonder if the Defensive minded new head coach is the reason for going defense, defense, hope we have enough protection up front to protect the franchise 🤔 #RaiseHail #NFLDraft

— Eddie-Capital (@eddiejedi) April 27, 2024

This guy is going to be a leader on and off the field!

— Ryan (@rbrat10) April 27, 2024

This is the steal of the draft by the way. Y’all got an absolute baller player

— Wick (@Wickham_Ty) April 27, 2024

I love this pick . Football player, that can cover in dime/nickel and come down and tackle

— Felipe Valdez (@Fval1991) April 27, 2024

The reaction from the fans on this pick is a lot different than what we have seen thus far from Daniels and Newton. Hopefully this will bring a boost to the fanbase as they get ready to select again at pick 53.

*Article courtesy of Caleb Skinner

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