2 reasons the Commanders should keep Montez Sweat over Chase Young in 2024

Commanders cannot be fooled by potential

Many of you may be upset by this thought. But despite going 21 picks later than Chase Young, teammate Montez Sweat is a freak athlete with elite skills of his own.

The 6-foot-6, 262-pound defender blew up his NFL Scouting Combine by running the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds. In comparison, Young's was 4.65 seconds.

The biggest difference between the two prospects was collegiate production. Young garnered a 99 production score from NFL.com's Lance Zierlein versus a score of 88 for Sweat. 

While Sweat had a slower start to his professional journey, he has blossomed into a Pro Bowl talent at the edge position.  While Young can say the same, it's been a concerning trend over the last two seasons that cannot be ignored.

Sweat had 107 out of his 165 career tackles register as a 'stop' according to Pro Football Focus. This stat counts a tackle as one that constitutes a failure for the offense - something else that proves the former Mississippi State star is a formidable edge.

In short, he consistently made big-time tackles when the Washington Commanders needed it. Pro Football Focus recently ranked him as a top-10 edge presence in the league, too.