B
Washington Commanders
The Commanders won the night they stopped Hood from sliding. Grade: B.
by gormenghast20 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Colton Hood, slot 71, roughly 46 picks past where he belonged.
They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
The back end got a real overhaul.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 7th overall pick they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value.
Colton Hood in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Parker Brailsford at pick 147 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Drew Allar in slot 187 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They barely believed it either: Kevin Coleman Jr. still on the board at pick No. 209. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
The board fumbled Zane Durant all the way to Round 7, Pick 7, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.