{"id":603856,"date":"2026-04-24T15:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/603856\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:36:10","slug":"draftbots-best-remaining-prospects-for-commanders-on-day-2-of-the-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/603856\/","title":{"rendered":"DraftBot\u2019s Best Remaining Prospects for Commanders on Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the scenarios that the DraftBot had worried about<\/a> came to pass on the opening night of the draft, as the Kansas City Chiefs traded up to 6th overall to get ahead of the Commanders and take LSU CB Mansoor Delane. However, its disappointment at missing out on its top-rated prospect was short-lived, as its second rated player, Sonny Styles, was still available.<\/p>\n

Styles is a perfect fit to the defense that it expects Daronte Jones to implement. He posted elite figures in run defense in 2025, and was near the top of the LB class in coverage containment in just his second season at the position. At just 21 years old, he is an ascending player with elite physical tools, who profiles as an impact player in the Commanders\u2019 new look defense.<\/p>\n

The selection of Styles also marked a milestone for its EVP of Personnel, Matt in Bris Vegas, as it was the first time a primary Little Board<\/a> player was drafted by Washington in the first round. Another Little Boarder, Keylan Rutledge, was a surprise first-round pick by the Texans.<\/p>\n

With the first round of the 2026 draft in the books, there are still plenty of players remaining on the board who would make great Commanders. Unless something highly unexpected happens, Commanders fans will have to wait until the third round to find out who becomes the next player to don the burgundy and gold.<\/p>\n

Following are the best remaining players with Day 1 or Day 2 grades on the DraftBot\u2019s board. The DraftBot\u2019s board contains 136 players, selected for team fit and impact. To approximate projected draft position, multiply its board ranks by 1.89 (although it\u2019s not linear, because it only had 13 players in the first round, and the numbers of players in other rounds are uneven):<\/p>\n

12. CB Avieon Terrell, Clemson<\/p>\n

13. WR Denzel Boston, Washington<\/p>\n

16. DT Kayden McDonald, Ohio State<\/p>\n

18. CB Colton Hood, Tennessee<\/p>\n

19. ED Zion Young, Missouri<\/p>\n

20. S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo<\/p>\n

21. G Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon<\/p>\n

22. G Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M<\/p>\n

25. ED R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma<\/p>\n

26. DT Lee Hunter, Texas Tech<\/p>\n

27. DT Christen Miller, Georgia<\/p>\n

30. TE Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt<\/p>\n

32. WR Germie Bernard, Alabama<\/p>\n

33. CB Treydan Stukes, Arizona<\/p>\n

34. ED Gabe Jacas, Illinois<\/p>\n

35. WR Chris Brazzel, Tennessee<\/p>\n

36. CB\/S Keionte Scott, Miami<\/p>\n

37. ED Romello Height, Texas Tech<\/p>\n

38. RB Mike Washington Jr, Arkansas<\/p>\n

39. ED Derrick Moore, Michigan<\/p>\n

40. CB David Igbinosun, Ohio State<\/p>\n

41. WR Zachariah Branch, Georgia<\/p>\n

42. ED Jaishawn Barham, Michigan<\/p>\n

43. CB Keith Abney II, Arizona State<\/p>\n

45. WR Malachi Fields, Notre Dame<\/p>\n

46. WR Elijah Sarratt, Indiana<\/p>\n

47. DT Gracen Halton, Oklahoma<\/p>\n

48. C Sam Hecht, Kansas State<\/p>\n

49. CB Malik Muhammad, Texas<\/p>\n

50. ED Joshua Phelps, Tennessee<\/p>\n

53. WR Skyler Bell, UConn<\/p>\n

55. ED Keyron Crawford, Auburn<\/p>\n

56. S Zakee Whetley, Penn State<\/p>\n

57. WR Malik Benson, Oregon<\/p>\n

58. WR De\u2019Zhaun Stribling, Ole Miss<\/p>\n

59. C Jake Slaughter, Florida<\/p>\n

60. DT Darrell Jackson, Florida State<\/p>\n

Deviations from Consensus<\/p>\n

The DraftBot rates the following Day 2 prospects above consensus:<\/p>\n

CB David Igbinosun, Ohio State \u2013 Ascending lockdown corner, small push to the top of Round 3<\/p>\n

ED Romello Height, Texas Tech \u2013 Good scheme fit, has been in for a Top 30 visit. DraftBot rates him about half a round above consensus for the Commanders.<\/p>\n

ED Jaishawn Barham, Michigan \u2013 Looks like a great fit to a Flores-style defense. Moved up from late to early third round.<\/p>\n

WR Malik Benson, Oregon \u2013 MiBVs #1 sleeper pick in the 2026 draft. The DraftBot rates him 4 rounds above consensus. The Commanders have met with him 4 times.<\/p>\n

\"COLLEGE<\/a><\/p>\n

COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 22, 2025: Jaishawn Barham #1 of the Michigan Wolverines rushes against Alan Herron #71 of the Maryland Terrapins during the first half at SECU Stadium on November 22, 2025 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi\/Diamond Images via Getty Images) Diamond Images\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

There were also a few notable omissions from the DraftBot\u2019s board, and one adjustment following the selection of Sonny Styles:<\/p>\n

ED Cashius Howell, Texas A&M \u2013 Poor run defense, looks like a pass rush specialist, unsure that\u2019s a role in Daronte\u2019s defense<\/p>\n

CB Brandon Cisse, South Carolina \u2013 gives up too much yardage in coverage<\/p>\n

WR Chris Bell, Louisville \u2013 Rehabbing late season ACL tear, not a dynamic athlete<\/p>\n

WR Antonio Williams, Clemson \u2013 Just kind of average<\/p>\n

LB Kyle Louis, Pittsburgh \u2013 An early draft cycle man-crush, but what\u2019s his role?<\/p>\n

ED Dani Dennis-Sutton, Penn State \u2013 I can\u2019t see Daronte Jones pounding the table for him<\/p>\n

WR Ted Hurst, Georgia State \u2013 The darling of Commanders\u2019 mock drafts has poor hands. WRs with negative Catch Rate Over Expectation were excluded from the DraftBot\u2019s board.<\/p>\n

S Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina \u2013 The Commanders are all over him, but he allows too much yardage in coverage<\/p>\n

CB Daylen Everette, Georgia \u2013 Ditto<\/p>\n

All remaining LBs on Day 2 were either dropped or pushed down to Day 3 following the selection of Styles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the scenarios that the DraftBot had worried about came to pass on the opening night of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":603857,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[17351,99,235817],"class_list":["post-603856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-nfl-draft","tag-sports","tag-washington-commanders-draft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=603856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/603857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=603856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=603856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=603856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}