COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders cashed the board's mistake on Hill Jr.: D.

by The Top Cat · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 3 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future A

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Commanders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Reaching for Kitselman left real value on the table behind him.

However the rest shakes out, Hill Jr. at that price is a win they earned.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Chris Brazzell II · WR · rank 29
In pick 31 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 39
Anthony Hill Jr. at slot 63 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Lee Hunter · DT · rank 49
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Lee Hunter at No. 65 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 80
Davison Igbinosun in pick No. 71 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.32 · Pick 96 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 90
Zakee Wheatley in the 96th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Jalon Kilgore · CB · rank 104
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalon Kilgore. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Trey Zuhn III · C · rank 127
They did well to land Trey Zuhn III in Round 4, Pick 31, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Isaiah World · OT · rank 148
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah World at the 147th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.15 · Pick 155 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 164
Nate Boerkircher at the Round 5 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 180
Fair-plus on Domani Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.7 · Pick 188 · Matt Gulbin · C · rank 186
Matt Gulbin at slot 188 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.14 · Pick 195 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 192
Ephesians Prysock in the 195th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.28 · Pick 209 · VJ Payne · S · rank 201
Nice patience on VJ Payne, who had no business lasting to pick 209. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Miles Kitselman · TE · rank 236
Miles Kitselman at No. 223 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
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