Commanders' Mock Draft Move: Bad Strategy?

On April 21st, NFL teams usually avoid trading with division rivals, but the Washington

commanders might repeat that mistake according to Chris Sims, latest mock draft for 2026.

He predicts they'll swap picks with the New York Giants to grab Ohio State Y receiver

Carnell Tate at number 5 overall.

Take a booster offense by handing extra draft capital to a direct NFC East competitor

Screams Bad Strategy.

Two years back, Commander's General Manager Adam Peters already burned that bridge

by trading with the Philadelphia Eagles, letting them snag all pro.

Cornerback Cooper Dijon.

That move handed a rival a superstar defender and left Washington looking foolish.

Sims points out the Giants would slide back to number 7, picking up linebacker Sonny

Styles, the guy they probably wanted anyway.

New York walks away looking smart while Peter's risks repeating history and weakening

his own team.

Washington lacks second, third, and fourth round picks this year, so any trade-off means

gutting their mid-round hall when they need to fill roster.

Holes Everywhere.

Trading down makes way more sense to stockpile talent.

Plenty of other first-round receivers could fall to them without feeding the Giants ammo,

so Peter's better think twice before lighting another fusion.

The Division.