Ethan D'S MOCK DRAFT
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2026 Draft

  • Ethan D DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Ethan Onianwa Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ethan Onianwa
OT Ohio State
Dylan Braithwaite Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dylan Braithwaite
WR Rutgers
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (WSH)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cashius Howell
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (WSH)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Ethan Onianwa Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ethan Onianwa
OT Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (PIT)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chris Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueF NeedA- TradesD+ FutureB-
Not the weekend the Commanders were hoping for: D.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Commanders started one anyway for Dylan Braithwaite, 337 picks ahead of schedule.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Howell. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
In the 17th pick they get a press-man option on the boundary, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Ethan Onianwa
They talked themselves into Ethan Onianwa at pick 79, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick156 Rnd5 Dylan Braithwaite
Value said wait; Dylan Braithwaite in the 156th overall pick says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick201 Rnd6 Solomon Tuliaupupu
Solomon Tuliaupupu at Round 6, Pick 18 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cashius Howell
Circle this one: Cashius Howell at No. 212 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick235 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
Desmond Reid slipping to slot 235 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.