Commanders had elite NFL 2026 draft class in one key category
The Washington Commanders made the most of their 2026 draft picks, according to Daniel Jeremiah.
The 2026 NFL Draft has come and gone, and I think it's fair to say that most Washington Commanders fans came away happy. Star linebacker Sonny Styles fell to the team in the first round, and the Commanders were able to fill several holes with the rest of their picks. It's now safe to say that expectations are high again in Washington.
The team had a down 2025 season, mostly due to injuries, and the hope is that the team will get back to contention in 2026. A major reason the Commanders are in a better spot now is the work of general manager Adam Peters. Peters has done a fantastic job of adding talent to the roster, including during the 2026 draft.
NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah recently shared a stat showing just how well the Commanders performed during this year's draft. Jeremiah assigned values to every pick made in the draft. For example, a team gets 150 points for the top-ranked prospect, 149 points for the second, and so on.
Teams get zero points for selecting players not ranked in the top 150. This allows us to see which teams selected the most highly ranked players and thus made the most out of their selections. According to Jeremiah's formula, the Commanders had the second-best draft class, earning 315 points while being expected to get 228 points based off of where they were selecting.