The Washington Commanders, as with all NFL teams, have holes to fill in their lineup during the 2026 NFL draft. One of those is getting some wide receiver help for quarterback Jayden Daniels.
The 2026 NFL draft is scheduled for April 23 through 25 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Commanders have an early pick in the No. 7 overall selection. So, will the team take a wide receiver at the top of the draft to help Daniels?
In a Sunday, April 19 feature for USA Today, Nate Davis offers his ideas on the upcoming draft and which players each 32 NFL teams will take.
“Five days before it was set to start, the draft’s outlook was drastically altered again – the New York Giants agreeing to trade Pro Bowl DL Dexter Lawrence II to the Cincinnati Bengals for the No. 10 overall selection,” he states, pointing to the fact that his new tally takes into account the weekend trade between the Giants and Bengals, “meaning the G-Men now own a pair of picks in the top 10.”
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For the Commanders’ No. 7 pick, Davis has them taking skirting the wideout issues and taking linebacker Sonny Styles out of Ohio State.
“Getting another wide receiver for QB Jayden Daniels here has to be tempting,” he says in the feature. “But it’s one of the few deep positions in this draft, and there are still some veteran options that could be obtained to play opposite WR1 Terry McLaurin, who’s coming off his worst pro season.”
He adds, “As for Styles? He’s widely compared to Fred Warner, whom GM Adam Peters helped bring to San Francisco. Yet, in addition to being a cerebral player, Styles is a luminary athlete who could assume the role in the middle of Washington’s defense given ILB Bobby Wagner has not re-signed – and neither recently signed Leo Chenal nor Frankie Luvu, who’s under contract for one more year, seem like ideal fits to fill his void.”
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As for my take, I agree that the Commanders would be better off waiting until later in the draft to take a wide receiver. Daniels could use the help, but they’ll have options deep in the draft, and as Davis points out, they have a handful of veteran options already in their room. As long as Washington picks smart after round one, taking Styles for that important first selection would make for a solid long-term decision.
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