The Washington Commanders could be one of a few different teams trying to trade back in the 2026 NFL Draft. In a new 2026 NFL mock draft this weekend, CBS Sports’s Carter Bahns predicted the Commanders to successfully execute a move back.
But to orchestrate the move, Bahns proposed Washington helping a division rival, the Dallas Cowboys.
In his mock draft, Bahns pitched the Commanders move back to No. 12 while the Cowboys acquire Washington’s No. 7 overall selection.
“If Jayden Daniels is to find success in what the Commanders hope is a healthier 2026 season, the front office has to give him more weapons,” wrote Bahns. “Terry McLaurin is back as the bona fide No. 1 receiver, but the rest of the cupboard is quite bare.
“Adding the 2025 Biletnikoff Award winner to the group is about as exciting of a move as the Commanders could make with their first of two first-round picks (which they acquired from the Cowboys in our mock trade).”
Division trades are pretty rare, especially in the first round of the NFL Draft.
Bahns might not have proposed the full details of his Commanders-Cowboys first-round trade pitch. But essentially, he suggested Washington could get both of the first-round selections Dallas has in 2026 while sending No. 7 overall to the Cowboys.
In Bahns’s mock, the Commanders landed wide receiver Makai Lemon at No. 12 and then cornerback Jermod McCoy at No. 20 overall.
Pundits regard Lemon as one of the top wideouts in the 2026 NFL Draft class.
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