The 2026 NFL draft starts Thursday, April 23rd at 8 p.m ET, and will be broadcast live from Pittsburgh, PA. Teams have been scouting these players for years, and the pre-draft process will gain national attention at the post-season college all-star games and ramps up again at Pro Days and the NFL Combine next week. Teams will have access to prospects for formal and informal interviews at these events, but as the draft approaches, they are also able to host 30 players for formal visits. They can also hold workouts and local prospect pro days to get more information on players they have interest in, or players they want teams to think they have interest in.

GM Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn have a lot of work to do after a 5-12 season that was a massive dropoff from their first season in Washington. The Commanders had the oldest roster in the league last season, and injecting youth and speed into the lineup will be a priority according to Peters. Injuries were a major issue, knocking starters like Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin, and Dorance Armstrong out for large portions of the season. With 30+ free agents, this team will look a lot different by the time the draft rolls around.

The Washington Commanders have the No. 7 overall pick, but only hold two picks within the top 100. They now have six picks total in this year’s draft, missing 2nd- and 4th-round picks from the Laremy Tunsil trade. Washington got a sixth-round pick back from trading RB Brian Robinson to the 49ers. Adam Peters indicated that the team will listen to trade down offers to gain more picks in this year’s draft.

Below is a list of the draft prospects that Washington has met with and will be updated with private workouts and local pro day players.

Washington Commanders 2026 NFL Draft Picks

Cade McNamara, QB, East Tennessee State (Dream Bowl)

Cole Payton, QB, North Dakota State (Senior Bowl)

Sawyer Robertson, QB, Baylor (Senior Bowl)

Skyler Bell, WR, Connecticut (East-West Shrine) Draft Profile

Camden Brown, WR, Georgia Southern (Hula Bowl)

Yaach Chuol, WR, Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Dream Bowl)

Kevin Coleman, WR, Missouri (Senior Bowl)

Kyre Duplessis, WR, Delaware (Dream Bowl)

Jalil Farooq, WR, Maryland (Hula Bowl)

Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame (Senior Bowl)

Emmanuel Henderson, WR, Kansas (East-West Shrine)

Chris Hilton Jr, WR, LSU (Hula Bowl) (American Bowl) (East-West Shrine) (Senior Bowl)

Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia State (Senior Bowl)

Tyren Montgomery, WR, John Carroll (Senior Bowl)

Chase Roberts, WR, BYU (East-West Shrine)

Derek Anderson, TE, Northern Iowa (AFCA FCS Showcase)

Nate Boerkircher, TE, Texas A&M (Senior Bowl)

Jack Endries, TE, Texas (East-West Shrine)

John Michael Gyllenborg, TE, Wyoming (Senior Bowl)

Louis Hansen, TE, Connecticut (Hula Bowl)

Jaren Kanak, TE, Oklahoma (East-West Shrine)

Tanner Koziol, TE, Houston (Senior Bowl)

Lake McRee, TE, USC (East-West Shrine)

Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame (East-West Shrine)

Sam Roush, TE, Stanford (Senior Bowl)

Evan Svoboda, TE/QB, Wyoming (Hula Bowl)

Dan Villari, TE, Syracuse (Hula Bowl) (Senior Bowl)

Demond Claiborne, RB, Wake Forest (East-West Shrine)

Eli Heidenreich, RB, Navy (East-West Shrine)

Desmond Reid, RB/KR/PR, Pittsburgh (Hula Bowl)

J’Mari Taylor, RB, Virginia (Senior Bowl)

Mike Washington Jr, RB, Arkansas (Senior Bowl)

Austin Barber, OT, Florida (Senior Bowl)

James Brockermeyer, OC, Miami (Senior Bowl)

Fintan Brose, OC/OG, Delaware (Hula Bowl)

Kage Casey, OT/OG/OC, Boise State (Senior Bowl)

Nick Dawkins, OC, Penn State (American Bowl)

Garrett DiGiorgio, OT, UCLA (East-West Shrine)

Gennings Dunker, OT/OG/OC, Iowa (Senior Bowl)

Fa’alili Fa’amoe, OT, Wake Forest (East-West Shrine)

Tunde Fatukasi, OT, Bowling Green (College Gridiron Showcase)

Sam Hagen, OT, South Dakota (Hula Bowl)

Gunnar Hansen, OT, Florida State (American Bowl)

Samuel Hecht, OC/OG, Kansas State (Senior Bowl)

Alan Herron, OT, Maryland (American Bowl) (East-West Shrine) (Senior Bowl)

Riley Mahlman, OT, Wisconsin (East-West Shrine)

James Neal III, OT, Iowa State (East-West Shrine)

Pete Nygra, OC/OG, Louisville (East-West Shrine)

Brian Parker II, OC, Duke (East-West Shrine)

Micah Pettus, OT, Florida State (East-West Shrine)

Jake Slaughter, OC, Florida (Senior Bowl)

Beau Stephens, OC, Iowa (Senior Bowl)

Reuben Unije, OT, UCLA (Hula Bowl)

Aamil Wagner, OT, Notre Dame (East-West Shrine)

Dain Walters, OT, Wisconsin-La Crosse (College Gridiron Showcase)

Jayden Williams, OT, Ole Miss (East-West Shrine)

Trey Zuhn, OC/OG, Texas A&M (Senior Bowl)

Brent Austin, CB, California (East-West Shrine)

Daylan Everette, CB, Georgia (Senior Bowl)

Thaddeus Dixon, CB, North Carolina (Senior Bowl)

Andre Fuller, CB, Toledo (East-West Shrine)

Aaron Harris, CB, North Carolina A&T (AFCA FCS Showcase)

Ahmari Harvey, CB, Georgia Tech (East-West Shrine)

Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee (Senior Bowl)

Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State (Senior Bowl)

Jalen Jones, CB, William & Mary (AFCA FCS Showcase)

Devon Marshall, CB, N.C. State (Hula Bowl) (East-West Shrine)

Hezekiah Masses, CB, California (Senior Bowl)

Collin Wright, CB, Stanford (Senior Bowl)

Austin Brown, S, Wisconsin (East-West Shrine)

Bud Clark, S, TCU (Senior Bowl)

Bishop Fitzgerald, S, USC (East-West Shrine)

Jalen Huskey, S, Maryland (East-West Shrine)

Michael Taaffe, S, Texas (Senior Bowl)

Cole Wisniewski, S/LB, Texas Tech (East-West Shrine)

Shad Banks, LB, Texas-San Antonio (Hula Bowl) (American Bowl) (East-West Shrine)

Lander Barton, LB, Utah (East-West Shrine)

Owen Heinecke, LB, Oklahoma (Senior Bowl)

Jackson Kuwatch, LB, Miami (OH) (Hula Bowl) (East-West Shrine)

Kyle Louis, LB, Pittsburgh (Senior Bowl)

Red Murdock, LB, Buffalo (East-West Shrine)

Harold Perkins Jr, LB, LSU (East-West Shrine)

A.J. Pena, LB, Rhode Island (AFCA FCS Showcase)

Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech (Senior Bowl)

Javin White, LB, Nebraska (American Bowl)

Declan Williams, LB, Incarnate Word (East-West Shrine)

Taurean York, LB, Texas A&M (East-West Shrine)

Vincent Anthony, DE/Edge, Duke (Senior Bowl)

Caleb Banks, DT, Florida (Senior Bowl)

Malachi Cooper, DE/Edge, Univ. of San Diego (AFCA FCS Showcase)

Dani Dennis-Sutton, DE/Edge, Penn State (Senior Bowl) Draft Profile

Tommy Dunn, DT, Kansas (Hula Bowl)

Ricky Freymond, DE/Edge, Western Colorado (College Gridiron Showcase)

Jacobian Guillory II, DT, LSU (College Gridiron Showcase) (American Bowl)

Romello Height, DE/Edge, Texas Tech (Senior Bowl)

Aidan Hubbard, DE/Edge, Northwestern (East-West Shrine)

Kody Huisman, DE/DT, Virginia Tech (American Bowl)

Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech (Senior Bowl)

Gabe Jacas, DE/Edge, Illinois (Senior Bowl)

Keyshawn James-Newby, DE/Edge, New Mexico (East-West Shrine)

Max Llewellyn, DE/Edge, Iowa (Senior Bowl)

Derrick Moore, DE/Edge, Michigan (Senior Bowl) Draft Profile

LT Overton, DE/Edge, Alabama (Senior Bowl)

TJ Parker, DE/Edge, Clemson (Senior Bowl)

Landon Robinson, DT, Navy (East-West Shrine)

Zion Young, DE/Edge, Missouri (Senior Bowl) Draft Profile

Tommy Doman, P, Florida (East-West Shrine)

William Ferrin, K, BYU (Senior Bowl)

Trey Smack, K, Florida (East-West Shrine)

Drew Stevens, K, Iowa (Senior Bowl)

Jack Stonehouse, P, Syracuse (East-West Shrine)

Dominic Zvada, K, Michigan (East-West Shrine)

College Football Games Attended by Commanders Scouts

Virginia Tech vs Virginia

Arizona State at Iowa State

Texas Tech vs Arizona State

Northwestern vs Penn State

Penn State vs UCLA (5 reps incl. Adam Peters)

Florida State vs Virginia

South Carolina vs Missouri

N.C. State vs Wake Forest