But the Commanders also need offensive playmakers, and they’ve been connected to perhaps the best in the class in running back Jeremiyah Love. With no serious debate as to which quarterback will be the first taken in the draft, where Love will be taken has become the most debated topic this offseason. Most analysts see him as a surefire top 10 pick with his range going as high as No. 3 overall to as low as No. 8.
Some see pairing Love with quarterback Jayden Daniels as having the potential to be one of the best backfields in the NFL, despite others saying the Commanders would be better served by taking a player with more positional value. Orlovsky agrees that the possibility of Love and Daniels being together is enticing, adding that people need to look at Love as more of a weapon than a running back.
“He is so versatile and athletic in the things that you can do,” Orlovsky said. “There are people who are widely respected that would sit there and tell you if you had him just play wide receiver in the slot, he would catch 60-plus catches just as a slot receiver in the NFL.”
No matter what the Commanders do at No. 7, it will be with providing Daniels with the best opportunity to succeed as the top priority. Orlovsky is also high on the third-year quarterback and thinks he has a bounce back performance in store for the 2026 season. However, that might hinge upon the Commanders adding at least one more weapon for Daniels to work with on offense.
“If they do that, then yeah, I would fully expect us to see in ’26 the version of quarterback we saw in ’24.”
Check out the video above to hear Bryan Colbert Jr.’s full interview with Orlovsky.