COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders turned the phones into found money: B+.

by The Top Cat · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The Commanders ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They banked enough surplus on Thieneman to cover a lot of smaller sins. It is not that Fitzgerald is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first.

The Black pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · Chris Brazzell II · WR · rank 29
In pick 30 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 27
Nice patience on Dillon Thieneman, who had no business lasting to the 43rd overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Germie Bernard · WR · rank 62
Germie Bernard in No. 65 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 80
Davison Igbinosun in pick No. 71 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.27 · Pick 91 · Jalon Kilgore · CB · rank 104
They went early on Jalon Kilgore in slot 91, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Brian Parker II · C · rank 110
They paid sticker price for Brian Parker II in Round 4, Pick 4, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Bishop Fitzgerald · S · rank 125
A want over a need in the 126th pick: Bishop Fitzgerald adds a safety while edge rusher and quarterback keeps waiting.
R5.3 · Pick 143 · Chris McClellan · DT · rank 143
They took Chris McClellan at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 164
Nate Boerkircher at the 147th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 180
Nothing to complain about; Domani Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.28 · Pick 209 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 227
A wild overpay on Kaelon Black in slot 209, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Jeremiah Wright · OG · rank 228
Jeremiah Wright in the 223rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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