BIGBOBBO'S MOCK DRAFT

2026 wash

  • BIGBOBBO DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (WSH)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (WSH)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (WSH)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (WSH)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIA)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (BAL)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ATL)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (BAL)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ATL)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaelan Phillips
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Commanders this weekend: B.

The Commanders did not so much draft Solomon Tuliaupupu as overpay for him, 87 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. Hughes at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 10 they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44 Rnd2 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
Quincy Rhodes Jr. at pick 44 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick83 Rnd3 Brian Parker II
No drama and no debate, Brian Parker II went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 19. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick120 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
They paid sticker price for Monroe Freeling in pick No. 120, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
A conviction pick on Jacob Rodriguez at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jyaire Hill
Nice patience on Jyaire Hill, who had no business lasting to the 152nd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick 190 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick192 Rnd6 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander in No. 192 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
They left a pile of value on the table to take Solomon Tuliaupupu this early at slot 224. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Makhi Hughes
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Makhi Hughes at the Round 7 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.