bshea'S MOCK DRAFT

bshea'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • bshea DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (TEN)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB
Good, not great, for the Commanders: B.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Commanders never addressed tight end, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They banked enough surplus on Slaughter to cover a lot of smaller sins. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 7th overall pick they get a workhorse for the backfield at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
The board had Jake Slaughter higher than the 71st pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
Good price on CJ Daniels in pick No. 147, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick187 Rnd6 Taylen Green
No edge and no loss on Taylen Green in Round 6, Pick 6; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.