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
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (WSH)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (WSH)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Players traded away
Head Shot
John Bates
TE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD- FutureA
The Commanders bled value on every deal, hence the B-.

The phones were a trap the Commanders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

They will need Muhammad to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Caldwell steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the Round 1 slot they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in No. 40 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick71 Rnd3 Logan Jones
This one needs a full-page explanation: Logan Jones in slot 71, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
They talked themselves into Malik Muhammad at pick No. 74, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
They paid sticker price for De'Zhaun Stribling in the 109th pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick116 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton is a better player than the 116th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick147 Rnd5 Malik Benson
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 7 with a little surplus value in Malik Benson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ephesians Prysock. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in Round 6, Pick 28 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
Noah Whittington at slot 223 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.