COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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Washington Commanders

The phones sank the Commanders this weekend: C.

by The Top Cat · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 6 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A

The Commanders torched the value chart for Trey Zuhn III, taking him 32 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Hill Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.22 · Pick 22 · Akheem Mesidor · DL-EDGE · rank 37
They went early on Akheem Mesidor in the 22nd overall pick, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
You do not let a linebacker like Anthony Hill Jr. reach the 59th pick and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Lee Hunter · DT · rank 48
A tidy bit of business in pick 65, where Lee Hunter graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 75
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Washington Jr.. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Sam Hecht · C · rank 88
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sam Hecht at No. 104. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 85
The board fumbled Ted Hurst all the way to Round 4, Pick 6, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Davison Igbinosun · CB · rank 113
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Davison Igbinosun for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 160
They paid a round early for Nate Boerkircher in pick 147, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.27 · Pick 167 · Zane Durant · DT · rank 177
They jumped the gun on Zane Durant, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.2 · Pick 183 · Aaron Anderson · WR · rank 175
Aaron Anderson in the 183rd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 187
They took Ephesians Prysock at par in pick No. 187, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.28 · Pick 209 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 241
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trey Zuhn III. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Bryce Foster · C · rank 248
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bryce Foster this early at No. 217. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Robert Spears-Jennings · S · rank 254
Robert Spears-Jennings at Round 7, Pick 7 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor need, but a need all the same.
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