Meet the Washington Commanders鈥� 2026 NFL Draft Class

The Washington Commanders entered the 2026 NFL Draft with a total of six selections, starting with Sonny Styles at No. 7 overall.

Here’s a gallery and snapshot info on each of the Burgundy and Gold’s selections in the 2026 NFL Draft.

<h3>Round 1 (7th overall) 鈥� Sonny Styles, LB Ohio State</h3>
<p>The addition of Styles is a much-needed one for a Washington defense that finished 27th in points allowed per game and 32nd in yards allowed per game last season.</p>
<p>Styles played 55 games and made 41 starts over his four years with the Buckeyes. He was a co-captain as a senior in 2025, and led the team with 82 tackles and 46 solo tackles. The 21-year-old earned first-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors.</p>
<p>Styles, who stands at 6-feet 5-inches and is listed at 244 pounds, has a history of playing both safety and linebacker at the college level. His athleticism and versatility are believed to be a strong fit for coach Dan Quinn’s defense in Washington.</p>
<p>Styles wore the green dot on his helmet as the proverbial quarterback and team captain of the Buckeyes’ defense. In Columbus,聽<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive/the-beast-2026/player/sonny-styles-ohio-state-linebacker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive/the-beast-2026/player/sonny-styles-ohio-state-linebacker/&source=gmail&ust=1776295816191000&usg=AOvVaw0E2i6zLSOx7DSVJ8cZQlbR">he was described as 鈥渂est leader in the program鈥�</a> and projects to be the perfect heir to free agent Bobby Wagner <em>鈥� </em>and Adam Peters鈥� version of Fred Warner, the 49ers’ four-time All-Pro linebacker he helped draft in San Francisco.</p>
<p>Styles is a second-generation NFLer 鈥� his father, Lorenzo Styles Sr., also played linebacker at Ohio State before a six-year NFL career highlighted by a Super Bowl XXXIV win with the Rams.</p>
<p>Brother Lorenzo Styles Jr. converted from receiver at Notre Dame to cornerback at Ohio State and is eligible for the 2026 NFL Draft.</p>

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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – DECEMBER 06: Sonny Styles #0 of the Ohio State Buckeyes in action against the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2025 Big Ten Football Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 06, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Round 1 (7th overall) 鈥� Sonny Styles, LB Ohio State

The addition of Styles is a much-needed one for a Washington defense that finished 27th in points allowed per game and 32nd in yards allowed per game last season.

Styles played 55 games and made 41 starts over his four years with the Buckeyes. He was a co-captain as a senior in 2025, and led the team with 82 tackles and 46 solo tackles. The 21-year-old earned first-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors.

Styles, who stands at 6-feet 5-inches and is listed at 244 pounds, has a history of playing both safety and linebacker at the college level. His athleticism and versatility are believed to be a strong fit for coach Dan Quinn’s defense in Washington.

Styles wore the green dot on his helmet as the proverbial quarterback and team captain of the Buckeyes’ defense. In Columbus,聽 and projects to be the perfect heir to free agent Bobby Wagner 鈥� and Adam Peters鈥� version of Fred Warner, the 49ers’ four-time All-Pro linebacker he helped draft in San Francisco.

Styles is a second-generation NFLer 鈥� his father, Lorenzo Styles Sr., also played linebacker at Ohio State before a six-year NFL career highlighted by a Super Bowl XXXIV win with the Rams.

Brother Lorenzo Styles Jr. converted from receiver at Notre Dame to cornerback at Ohio State and is eligible for the 2026 NFL Draft.

<h3>Round 3 (71st overall) 鈥� Antonio Williams, WR Clemson</h3>
<p>Even with big Notre Dame receiver Malachi Fields — my <a href="/gallery/washington-commanders/washington-commanders-2026-nfl-draft-blueprint/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Commanders Draft Blueprint</a> target at No. 71 —聽 still on the board, Washington goes with the third-team All-ACC receiver who tallied 2,336 yards and 21 TDs, adding two more scores passing and another two rushing TDs.</p>
<p>Antonio Williams, who stands just over 5-foot-11 and is listed at 187 pounds, ran a 4.41-second 40-yard dash and projects as a solid slot receiver who gains yards after the catch.</p>
<p>The Williams selection is another example of Commanders general manager Adam Peters’ affinity for Relative Athletic Score.</p>
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Clemson wide receiver Antonio Williams (0) makes a catch for a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Furman, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

Round 3 (71st overall) 鈥� Antonio Williams, WR Clemson

Even with big Notre Dame receiver Malachi Fields — my Commanders Draft Blueprint target at No. 71 —聽 still on the board, Washington goes with the third-team All-ACC receiver who tallied 2,336 yards and 21 TDs, adding two more scores passing and another two rushing TDs.

Antonio Williams, who stands just over 5-foot-11 and is listed at 187 pounds, ran a 4.41-second 40-yard dash and projects as a solid slot receiver who gains yards after the catch.

The Williams selection is another example of Commanders general manager Adam Peters’ affinity for Relative Athletic Score.

Antonio Williams was drafted in round 3 with pick 71 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 8.58 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 596 out of 4196 WR from 1987 to 2026.

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