Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 13, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (WSH)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Cyrus Allen Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cyrus Allen
WR Cincinnati
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
Larceny in the 227th pick lands the Commanders a B, Jackson and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Domani Jackson had no business being available in pick No. 227, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The cost of the Heidenreich reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In pick 11 they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A slide stopped in slot 43, with Dillon Thieneman worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick71 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford at the 147th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
They paid up for Demond Claiborne at pick No. 151 when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick187 Rnd6 Cyrus Allen
Cyrus Allen at the 187th overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
A premium they did not need to pay, Jadon Canady a notch or two before his time. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eli Heidenreich in No. 223, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick227 Rnd7 Domani Jackson
Circle this one: Domani Jackson at Round 7, Pick 11 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.