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P H'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 18, 2026

Washinton Draft

  • P H DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Commanders bet big and early on Tristan Leigh, 80 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. On value alone, Dixon makes the weekend a net positive.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 7 they get an enforcer at safety. More want than need.
Pick71 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. in the 71st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick145 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Aaron Anderson well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Tristan Leigh
Value said wait; Tristan Leigh in slot 185 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zxavian Harris. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at Round 7, Pick 7 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.