Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (WSH)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (WSH)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (WSH)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Cyrus Allen Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cyrus Allen
WR Cincinnati
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (BAL)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyrel Dodson
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Commanders came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The Wright pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Every board in the league had Muhammad lower, and that gap is the story. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 11 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Value with a capital V on Dillon Thieneman in Round 2, Pick 17, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick97 Rnd3 Connor Lew
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Connor Lew in pick No. 97. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses is a better player than slot 151 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick163 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Good price on Beau Stephens in No. 163, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Cyrus Allen
They robbed the room for Cyrus Allen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Dae'Quan Wright
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Dae'Quan Wright in the 209th overall pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick223 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
They paid sticker price for Noah Whittington in the 223rd pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
You do not let a cornerback like Thaddeus Dixon reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.