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
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (WSH)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (WSH)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (WSH)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (BAL)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesC FutureB-
The Commanders landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but VJ Payne at pick 154 is 42 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Johnson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 13th pick they get the heartbeat of the defense, reach and all. Need was not the driver here.
Pick80 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at the 80th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick99 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
By-the-book stuff, Malik Muhammad at slot 99 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
Fair-plus on De'Zhaun Stribling, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emmett Johnson at the Round 4 slot is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick154 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at pick No. 154 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jadon Canady. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.