Commanders 2026 Mock Draft

Here's my best guess on all six Commanders picks, accounting for what they just did and didn't solve in free agency (summarized below, under the mock draft).

Round 1 — Pick #7

• 🎯 Caleb Downs | S | Ohio State — Oweh signing removes EDGE from the equation at #7, opening the board to the best available defender. Downs is the highest-floor prospect in this draft — elite IQ, versatile across the secondary, and a direct replacement for the Bobby Wagner leadership void.

Round 3 — Pick #71

• 🎯 Omar Cooper Jr. | WR | Indiana — Washington still has no credible receiver opposite McLaurin after a quiet free agency at the position. Cooper is the most consistently mocked Commanders pick at this slot and fills that need directly.

Round 5 — Pick #145

• 🎯 Harold Perkins Jr. | LB | LSU — Wagner is gone and Perkins had a confirmed Combine meeting with Washington. He's the highest-upside linebacker in the class and a perfect fit for Jones' coverage-heavy scheme.

Round 6 — Picks #185 & #196

• 🎯 Genesis Smith | CB | Arizona — developmental corner with length to add depth behind Robertson and Sainristil
• 🎯 Francis Mauigoa | G | Miami — interior OL depth addressing guard uncertainty with Chris Paul potentially gone

Round 7 — Pick #223

• 🎯 Gabe Orange | DT | Iowa — low-risk rotational interior lineman to add depth behind Settle and Tuttle

What The Commanders Did in Free Agency

Signed:

• Odafe Oweh | EDGE — 4-year, $100M ($68M guaranteed) from the Chargers. 17.5 sacks since 2024, 3 sacks in the playoffs.
• Amik Robertson | CB — 2-year, $16M ($9.3M guaranteed) from the Lions. Can play slot or outside.
• Deatrich Wise Jr. | DT — multi-year extension. Adds interior penetration the Commanders were lacking.
• Marcus Mariota | QB — re-signed on a 1-year deal as Jayden Daniels' backup.
• Andrew Wylie | OG — re-signed on a 2-year deal.
• Nick Allegretti | OG — extension. Three-time Super Bowl champion with Kansas City.
• Laremy Tunsil | OT — extended 2 years at $30M/year.

Released:

• Marshon Lattimore | CB — cut, clearing $18.5M in cap space.
• Tyler Biadasz | C — cut, clearing another $2.85M.

Missed on:

• Mike Evans — signed with San Francisco. Alec Pierce returned to Indianapolis.