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bshea'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • bshea DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (WSH)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (WSH)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (MIN)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIN)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (TB)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (BAL)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Willie Gay
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureA
The Commanders checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The Commanders spent real capital to be 45 picks early on Hykeem Williams, and the board is going to hold them to it. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game. Adding Willie Gay by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 7th pick they get a centerpiece for the ground game at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick180 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They went early on Taylen Green in slot 180, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A straight-up fair deal on Jeff Caldwell at the 187th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 Lander Barton
They paid a round early for Lander Barton in Round 7, Pick 7, more than the board wanted. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick234 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They paid up for Eli Heidenreich at No. 234 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick235 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hykeem Williams well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick244 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in pick No. 244 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.