TBarin13'S MOCK DRAFT
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TBarin13'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 6, 2026

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  • TBarin13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Quintayvious Hutchins Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Quintayvious Hutchins
DE-EDGE Boston College
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B-.

Nobody else had Quintayvious Hutchins anywhere near No. 147. The Commanders did, by 54 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. Law at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In the 7th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value.
Pick71 Rnd3 Drew Shelton
Value said wait; Drew Shelton in the 71st pick says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick147 Rnd5 Quintayvious Hutchins
Quintayvious Hutchins in the Round 5 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Red Murdock
No drama and no debate, Red Murdock went about where he belonged in slot 187. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick209 Rnd6 Kendrick Law
A slide stopped in No. 209, with Kendrick Law worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at pick 223 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.