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bshea'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 19, 2026

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  • bshea DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesD+ FutureA
A solid, sensible weekend for the Commanders: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Commanders shredded theirs for Xavier Nwankpa. He came off 24 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. However the rest shakes out, Caldwell at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 12 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jake Slaughter at Round 3, Pick 7 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Charles Demmings. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick187 Rnd6 Taylen Green
They paid sticker price for Taylen Green in the 187th pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A tidy bit of business in No. 209, where Jeff Caldwell graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.