SpyrVene'S MOCK DRAFT

SpyrVene'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 10, 2026

Commanders 2026 Defence only

  • SpyrVene DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (WSH)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (KC)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Luke Altmyer Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (SEA)
Luke Altmyer
QB Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kingsley Suamataia
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueD+ NeedB- TradesA FutureA+
The Commanders kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Nobody else had Trey Moore anywhere near slot 74. The Commanders did, by 109 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Adding Kingsley Suamataia by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Anthony Hill Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
They took Malik Muhammad at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Trey Moore
Value said wait; Trey Moore in pick No. 74 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
They talked themselves into Patrick Payton at the 109th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick145 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at pick 145 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick185 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at slot 185 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall at the 223rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.