The NFL draft concluded this past Saturday with the Commanders adding six new players to the team. Adam Peters entered the draft with just two top 100 picks and Washington didn’t make any trades and instead chose to stand pat and pick at each selection.

Below is my review of our selections followed by my grades on the pick and my overall draft grade.

Washington came into the draft with very few immediate needs than in previous seasons thanks to an incredibly smart and aggressive free agency by general manager Adam Peters. This allowed them to sit back and let the board come to them and not have to reach on players like we have seen in the past.

The chart below shows how our picks ranked in value versus the consensus big board. The Commanders hold the top spot here.

best value 2026 NFL draft classes1. Commanders2. Panthers3. Colts4. Bengals5. Jets6. Giants7. Buccaneers8. Raiders9. Falcons10. Chiefssee pic for 1-32 plus methodologyREAD FULL ANALYSIS:https://t.co/RaVIrqOuUjteam-by-team & round-by-round analysis to follow 🧵 pic.twitter.com/P9BAQwNGHW

With just two picks in the top 100, it was important for Peters to get immediate contributors from those two picks while filling in the roster with high-upside players later on who can either be in a competition to earn significant playing time or become complimentary pieces on this roster.

I had Sonny Styles in a tie as my second “realistic” player on my big board (tied with Caleb Downs). However, when the Chiefs (who traded up with the Browns to pick 6) made their selection, I tweeted out this…

— Mark Tyler (Hogs Haven) (@Tiller56) April 24, 2026

Heading into the evening, I didn’t think Syles would make it past the Giants at pick 5. When he did, and seeing the trade-up was not for him, I was pretty pumped up!

Here is what I had to say about Styles in my 2026 Adam Peters’ Draft Tells article:

Besides not participating in the Senior Bowl (and I’m sure it was not for a lack of an invite), Sonny Styles checks off every other box on this list. He is an athletic freak who got better each year at Ohio State after switching from safety to inside linebacker heading into his junior year. He was a team captain who called the defense in 2025 for Matt Patricia, garnering All-American honors along the way. He has met multiple times with the Commanders including a top 30 visit.

Sonny Styles is a LB prospect in the 2026 draft class. He scored an unofficial 10.00 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 1 out of 3215 LB from 1987 to 2026.Splits projected, all times unofficial, agilities left, bench tmrw, but 10.00 RAS watch is officially on!… pic.twitter.com/f2JFhymsXH

With Styles, Washington is getting an immediate contributor in the front seven who can impact every level of the field and wear the green dot. With his rare blend of size, speed and instincts, he may be the best overall off-the-ball linebacker prospect the NFL has seen in over a decade!

What could the Commanders do with Sonny Styles?-Green Dot MIKE-Situational SAM in an under front-Run-and-hit WILL-TE eraser -QB Spy-High-Hole trigger man-Green-Dog blitzer-Cover RBs out of backfield -Crosser equalizer -Outside run neutralizer-Screen game disruptor pic.twitter.com/O3XdYxyzJE

— Mark Tyler (Hogs Haven) (@Tiller56) April 10, 2026

Imagine playing “Positionless” situational football with Sonny Styles?-1st down: Styles and Magee as ILBs, Chenal walked down to the LOS as a SAM (the under front)-2nd and 7-8: Chenal and Magee as ILBs, Styles over TE as a off-ball SAM-3rd and long: Magee and Chenal as ILBs… pic.twitter.com/WYmEvCH50N

— Mark Tyler (Hogs Haven) (@Tiller56) March 29, 2026

Went back to watch more film on Sonny Styles. Two things that keep standing out to me for a man who is 6’5” 245– Has very good hips and change-of-direction skills – no issues in coverage– Does a really nice job lowering his pad level when taking on blocks at point of attack

— Mark Tyler (Hogs Haven) (@Tiller56) February 27, 2026

Antonio Williams was a fourth-round prospect on my big board and his rating was a bit low on my end because I valued bigger outside receivers versus guys who could operate out of the slot. This is what I had to say when he was picked.