Commanders Superlative Reacts Survey: The most impactful free agent and the biggest draft need

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Washington Commanders fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

Today, we have two questions in the Reacts survey. The first is designed to sort of ‘put a bow’ on free agency, while the second question pivots attention to the NFL draft, which is just 4 weeks away, with Round 1 scheduled to happen on April 23rd.

Question 1 – Putting a bow on free agency

The Commanders had signed 12 external free agents (from other teams) since the start of the new league year. That number jumped to 13 today with the signing (or re-signing) of OT Foster Sarell.

We’ve listed 8 of these free agents, none of whom have played for the Commanders in the past 4 seasons, asking which one will make the biggest positive difference for the Commanders in 2026.

Our second question pivots to the upcoming NFL draft, offering a list of 9 positions and asking which is the top draft need for the Commanders.

Of course, we invite you to answer the survey questions below, but also feel free to expand on your answers and provide nuance in the comments section. While you are certainly free to simply share which choices you made on the survey questions, the most interesting comments will explain why you answered the way you did. I rely on those comments when discussing the results of the survey when they are posted in a separate article the next few days.