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carrgofast'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

COMM 26 V14

  • carrgofast DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Rueben Owens II Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Rueben Owens II
RB Texas A&M
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Jalil Farooq Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalil Farooq
WR Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Jalil Farooq Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Jalil Farooq
WR Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Azeez Al-Shaair
LB
Head Shot
Chad Muma
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Commanders turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Commanders clearly saw something nobody else did in Gabe Jacas, taking him 55 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sadiq.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas at the 38th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling at No. 71 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bryce Lance well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
The board had Jaeden Roberts higher than the 125th pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick145 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They reached into another round for Xavier Nwankpa, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick185 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
No edge and no loss on Raylen Wilson in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick196 Rnd6 Rueben Owens II
Value said wait; Rueben Owens II in No. 196 says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
Joey Aguilar at the 223rd pick is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jalil Farooq
Jalil Farooq at Round 7, Pick 27 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.