bshea'S MOCK DRAFT
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bshea'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 11, 2026

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  • bshea DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Commanders: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Commanders started one anyway for Taylen Green, 38 picks ahead of schedule. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. However the rest shakes out, McNeil-Warren at that price is a win they earned.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love at No. 7 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick147 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in the 147th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
A slide stopped in pick No. 187, with Ted Hurst worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jeff Caldwell this early at pick 198. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick223 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Nothing to complain about; Thaddeus Dixon went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.