Washington welcomes the newest member of the family, Mike Sainristil, after making him the 50th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Draft day is finally here and Washington has picked Michigan CB Mike Sainristil after trading down with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Commanders needed a CB early in this draft, and watched a run on them happen after they traded, and the Eagles picked Cooper DeJean. Sainristil has been described as the best player on Michigan’s defense, and one of the best defensive players in this draft. He’s a physical corner that should fit right in to the defense that Dan Quinn and Joe Whitt, Jr. are expected to run in Washington.
Off the charts
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— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) April 27, 2024
| Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| *2019 | Michigan | Big Ten | FR | WR | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Michigan | Big Ten | SO | WR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| *2021 | Michigan | Big Ten | JR | WR | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| *2022 | Michigan | Big Ten | SR | 14 | 38 | 20 | 58 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| *2023 | Michigan | Big Ten | SR | DB | 15 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 232 | 38.7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | Michigan | 70 | 38 | 108 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 7 | 240 | 34.3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
“Communication is a pillar of defense. With me being the nickel, I was setting the defense left to right. I set the calls and pre-snap alignment. The communication started with me.”
New #Commanders CB Mike Sainristil on @TheDraftNetwork!https://t.co/4mPNimp9ro
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 27, 2024
Nick Saban on new Commanders CB Mike Sainristil: “This guy may be – pound-for-pound – the best football player in this draft.”
Coach absolutely loves him.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 27, 2024
.@Commanders @MikeSainristil @UMichFootball might be the very best “nickel back” in this draft. Built for this position #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/MlT7ChFIIe
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) April 27, 2024
Washington Commanders 2024 Draft Picks
Round 1(#2) – Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
Round 2(#36) – Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton, DT, Illinois
Round 2 (#50 from PHI) – Mike Sainristil, CB, Michigan
Round 2 (#53 from PHI) – Ben Sinnott, TE, Kansas State
Round 3 (#67) –
Round 3 (#100 from SF) –
Round 5 (#139) –
Round 5 (#152 from SEA) –
Round 5 (#161 from PHI) –
Round 7 (#222) –