The Commanders currently have six draft picks in 2027 with no selections in the second or fourth rounds

PHOENIX — Washington owns the seventh overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, approaching in April, giving the team an opportunity to potentially select a franchise-altering player. But after day one of the draft, the Commanders only have five more picks, with none in the second or fourth rounds. 

WUSA9 asked general manager Adam Peters at the NFL Owners Meeting in Arizona if he’d consider trading the seventh overall pick for more selections on days two and three of the draft.

“We had the opportunity to do so last year, we didn’t. We wanted Josh [Conerly] and we got Josh and we’re extremely happy with that, but we’ll always look into that and at pick 7, obviously it’s a really important pick,” said Peters. “I just don’t think there’s going to be too many opportunities to trade back just based on history and who will be available, but if that does happen, we’ll certainly consider it.”

Head Coach Dan Quinn said he felt confident a key player could be taken in the seventh slot. 

“Obviously picking where we are, there’s a chance we’re going to add an impact player at, at least at that spot,” said head coach Dan Quinn. “We also know all the picks moving down the line, there’ll be some ones to add but think of what that player can do when you think about them and how they would add to it to the team, to the club, that’s how I look at it first.”

The Commanders certainly showed some interest in a few players at Ohio State’s pro day last week.

Quinn, Peters and several other members of the Commanders’ coaching staff and front office were in attendance including new coordinators David Blough and Daronte Jones.

“Going to Ohio State you have a chance where there’s really four guys that can go in the top ten,” Peters said. “That was a really good opportunity for us to get another touch point on those guys and talk to their coaches. We have great relationships with them. Talked to them, talked to their agents so we felt it was a really good usage of our time to go there.”

In 2027, the NFL Draft comes to Washington, D.C. and the National Mall, which is an undertaking that managing partner, Josh Harris, doesn’t take lightly.

“We’re going to go visit Pittsburgh. That’s just all getting started. And listen, that’s a massively important thing for us and for the DMV and for the NFL and for the nation,” Harris said. “We’re going to be working really hard to be amazing hosts. I visited San Francisco and watched the Super Bowl this year, and how great of a job they did. We need to do that. The draft is a huge thing right there. We estimate there’ll be over a million people on the National Mall and that’s a big deal. There hasn’t been that crowd in years and years, maybe forever, right? So, I think that, you know, all eyes will be upon us, and we need to be amazing hosts, make sure everything goes well, work with the city and really exciting, really exciting time for us.”