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Washington Commanders

The steal of the weekend belongs to the Commanders and Muhammad: C-.

by The Top Cat · 2026 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 5 steals · 5 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future A

The rest of the league will want that one back. Malik Muhammad tumbling to the Commanders in slot 131 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Payne reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

So much rides on Chris Brazzell II that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Chris Brazzell II · WR · rank 29
In No. 31 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Lee Hunter · DT · rank 49
A quiet steal in the 63rd pick: Lee Hunter for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Elijah Sarratt · WR · rank 77
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Elijah Sarratt. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.28 · Pick 92 · Jalon Kilgore · CB · rank 104
A premium they did not need to pay, Jalon Kilgore a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Keylan Rutledge · OG · rank 79
Keylan Rutledge slid further than he should have, and pick 95 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Sam Hecht · C · rank 91
Sam Hecht is a better player than slot 104 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Julian Neal · CB · rank 119
Julian Neal in Round 4, Pick 12 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Jonah Coleman · RB · rank 93
They will replay Jonah Coleman at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Malik Muhammad · CB · rank 103
Malik Muhammad in No. 131 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 163
Nate Boerkircher at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.37 · Pick 177 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 179
Domani Jackson at pick 177 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.2 · Pick 183 · VJ Payne · S · rank 200
A conviction pick on VJ Payne at Round 6, Pick 2 that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Matt Gulbin · C · rank 182
Matt Gulbin at slot 187 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.2 · Pick 218 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 226
They jumped the gun on Kaelon Black, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Miles Kitselman · TE · rank 234
Miles Kitselman at the 223rd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
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