bshea'S MOCK DRAFT
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bshea'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 28, 2026

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  • bshea DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The Commanders kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named tight end, a need the Commanders walked right past.

Slaughter at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a three-down runner, and a steal at that.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They read the board right and Jake Slaughter was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at slot 147 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick187 Rnd6 Taylen Green
No edge and no loss on Taylen Green in pick No. 187; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
They paid sticker price for Jadon Canady in No. 209, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick223 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the 223rd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.