Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (WSH)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (WSH)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (JAX)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (JAX)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesC- FutureA
Good, not great, for the Commanders: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: VJ Payne, 44 picks early at Round 5, Pick 12. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Davis.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 12 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick92 Rnd3 Logan Jones
No edge and no loss on Logan Jones in the 92nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick120 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tacario Davis in the Round 4 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Malik Benson
Malik Benson in pick No. 147 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152 Rnd5 VJ Payne
A wild overpay on VJ Payne in Round 5, Pick 12, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick160 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
No drama and no debate, Demond Claiborne went about where he belonged in the 160th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick164 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
They reached into another round for Ephesians Prysock, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
A straight-up fair deal on Miles Kitselman at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.