Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (WSH)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SEA)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAR)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dallas Turner
LB
Head Shot
Byron Young
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders turned the phones into found money: B+.

The war room fell hard for Malachi Lawrence, and it showed at pick No. 109: 39 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The Caldwell pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 29 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick32 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In slot 32 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick71 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Nice patience on Omar Cooper Jr., who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price slipping to Round 3, Pick 15 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
Malachi Lawrence at No. 109 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis in pick No. 114 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
They took DeMonte Capehart at par in pick No. 145, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick176 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in the 176th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
No edge and no loss on Ephesians Prysock in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick196 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Circle this one: Ted Hurst at pick 196 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in slot 223 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Somehow Jeff Caldwell was still sitting there in No. 256, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.