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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (WSH)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (WSH)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (WSH)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Commanders shredded theirs for Fernando Carmona. He came off 55 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The final tally is a middling C-.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

On value alone, Bentley makes the weekend a net positive.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In No. 18 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value.
Pick49 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. is a better player than pick No. 49 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick71 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
They paid up for Daylen Everette at slot 71 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
They reached into another round for Keylan Rutledge, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at the 123rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Malik Benson
Malik Benson in Round 5, Pick 7 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
They did well to land Demond Claiborne in pick No. 163, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They took Ephesians Prysock at par in the 187th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick209 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
A slide stopped in the Round 6 slot, with Dallen Bentley worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick223 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Value said wait; Fernando Carmona in No. 223 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.