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Washington Commanders

The Commanders lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

by The Top Cat · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B-
Trades F
Future B-

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Commanders shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

The Foster pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

That Hunter pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Caleb Downs · S · rank 1
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get a centerfielder for the defense. Need was not the driver here.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Lee Hunter · DT · rank 49
Value with a capital V on Lee Hunter in pick 65, a genuine coup. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Germie Bernard · WR · rank 63
A slide stopped in No. 71, with Germie Bernard worth more than the price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Elijah Sarratt · WR · rank 77
Elijah Sarratt at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Daylen Everette · CB · rank 83
Daylen Everette at the 90th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 162
Nate Boerkircher at the 147th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.2 · Pick 183 · Pat Coogan · C · rank 201
They talked themselves into Pat Coogan at slot 183, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 178
Domani Jackson slipping to pick No. 187 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.28 · Pick 209 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 219
Kaelon Black in pick No. 209 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Jeremiah Wright · OG · rank 220
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Wright in Round 7, Pick 1, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Bryce Foster · C · rank 252
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bryce Foster well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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