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2026 nfl draft

  • kylebrandt46 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (WSH)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (WSH)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (WSH)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Washington State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Commanders.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Commanders left wide receiver untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jake Slaughter
In slot 24 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick88 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
No drama and no debate, D'Angelo Ponds went about where he belonged in pick 88. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Quinten Joyner
Quinten Joyner at No. 163 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick202 Rnd6 Elliot Washington II
They paid sticker price for Elliot Washington II in the 202nd pick, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick237 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
No edge and no loss on Ethan O'Connor in Round 7, Pick 21; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.