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RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

Commanders 2026 post combine II

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (WSH)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (WSH)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chase Lundt
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureA
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Commanders: B.

The Commanders clearly saw something nobody else did in Patrick Payton, taking him 66 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

They banked enough surplus on Thieneman to cover a lot of smaller sins. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 26 they get a three-down second-level presence. More want than need.
Pick60 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at pick No. 60 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Daylen Everette at the 91st pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at No. 126 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in Round 5, Pick 7 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Patrick Payton. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick196 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
They talked themselves into Zxavian Harris at No. 196, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at the 223rd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.