AveryCooks'S MOCK DRAFT
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AveryCooks'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

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2026 FINAL MOCK

  • AveryCooks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (WSH)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (WSH)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Quintayvious Hutchins Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
Quintayvious Hutchins
DE-EDGE Boston College
Tyler Onyedim Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tyler Onyedim
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Quintayvious Hutchins Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Quintayvious Hutchins
DE-EDGE Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Commanders: B-.

The Commanders did not so much draft Quintayvious Hutchins as overpay for him, 85 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Rivers. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In pick 22 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 CJ Allen
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, CJ Allen in Round 2, Pick 23, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick71 Rnd3 Romello Height
A straight-up fair deal on Romello Height at the 71st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick123 Rnd4 Quintayvious Hutchins
Value said wait; Quintayvious Hutchins in pick No. 123 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Tyler Onyedim
Tyler Onyedim at slot 147 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Travis Burke
Travis Burke is a better player than No. 187 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209 Rnd6 Eric Rivers
Eric Rivers at pick 209 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor in Round 7, Pick 7 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.