COMMANDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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Washington Commanders

The Commanders let Burks fall and pounced. Final grade: D+.

by The Top Cat · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future A

The phones were a trap the Commanders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

They will need Zuhn III to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Burks pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.12 · Pick 12 · Mansoor Delane · CB · rank 8
In No. 12 they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Anthony Hill Jr. · LB · rank 38
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Anthony Hill Jr. in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 74
A clean, defensible pick in the 80th pick with a little surplus value in Mike Washington Jr.. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Logan Jones · C · rank 91
The board had Logan Jones higher than the 108th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Deion Burks · WR · rank 85
They barely believed it either: Deion Burks still on the board at pick 115. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.7 · Pick 147 · Nate Boerkircher · TE · rank 160
Nate Boerkircher in slot 147 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.30 · Pick 170 · Cyrus Allen · WR · rank 166
They did well to land Cyrus Allen in slot 170, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.2 · Pick 183 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 186
No edge and no loss on Taylen Green in pick 183; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Josh Cameron · WR · rank 185
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Cameron. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.28 · Pick 209 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 188
The board fumbled Ephesians Prysock all the way to pick No. 209, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 246
Trey Zuhn III at the 217th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.7 · Pick 223 · Bryce Foster · C · rank 251
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bryce Foster this early at Round 7, Pick 7. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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