Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT

Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 7, 2026

Another Draft

Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
Commanders

PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)

Caleb Downs

S Ohio State

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PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)

Connor Lew

C Auburn

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PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)

Hezekiah Masses

CB California

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PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)

Jeff Caldwell

WR Cincinnati

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PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)

Jadon Canady

CB Oregon

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PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)

Noah Whittington

RB Oregon

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Overall B-

ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-

More right than wrong for the Commanders, and a B- to prove it.

Everything else got attention, and tight end got none. That is a strange way for the Commanders to leave a draft. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

However the rest shakes out, Masses at that price is a win they earned. The Lew reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The back end got a real overhaul.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs

In the 7th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the back end. More want than need.

Pick71 Rnd3 Connor Lew

They went early on Connor Lew in No. 71, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.

Pick147 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses

Hezekiah Masses at Round 5, Pick 7 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.

Pick187 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell

Jeff Caldwell at pick 187 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.

Pick209 Rnd6 Jadon Canady

No drama and no debate, Jadon Canady went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.