Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (WSH)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders let Muhammad fall and pounced. Final grade: C.

The Commanders lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Muhammad. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Whittington has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

If Arvell Reese and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 7th overall pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. More want than need.
Pick71 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Value with a capital V on Christen Miller in Round 3, Pick 7, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Nothing to complain about; Connor Lew went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick123 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Somehow Malik Muhammad was still sitting there in No. 123, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Malik Benson
They took Malik Benson at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick187 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at pick 187 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick209 Rnd6 Noah Whittington
They jumped the gun on Noah Whittington, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jadon Canady
Jadon Canady at pick No. 223 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.