B-
Washington Commanders
Cisse should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a B-.
by apasedag ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
You build a draft on nights like this. Brandon Cisse had no business being available in pick 147, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card.
Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 7 they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value.
The board fumbled Caleb Downs all the way to Round 3, Pick 7, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
They barely believed it either: Brandon Cisse still on the board at the 147th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Eli Raridon at pick 187 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Steal is underselling it; Aaron Anderson at the 209th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Aamil Wagner reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.