COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

by Maddmax · 2026 NFL Draft · 6 picks · 1 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Commanders walked out of the weekend still thin at tight end, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

Dixon has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Scott pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · David Bailey · LB-EDGE · rank 5
In pick 7 they get a bendy edge with upside. A real need, handled.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 61
Keionte Scott at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Malik Benson · WR · rank 145
They took Malik Benson at par in No. 147, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · VJ Payne · S · rank 196
VJ Payne in slot 187 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.28 · Pick 209 · Thaddeus Dixon · CB · rank 220
The board had cheaper options than Thaddeus Dixon at Round 6, Pick 28, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Noah Whittington · RB · rank 226
No edge and no loss on Noah Whittington in the 223rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
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