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gormenghast20'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 2026

COMMANDERS-4-11

  • gormenghast20 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (WSH)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (WSH)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (WSH)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DEN)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Daiyan Henley
LB
Head Shot
Riley Moss
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The tape said wait; the Commanders did not. Kamran James went at the 246th pick, a good 102 picks before the board was ready. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The Virgil steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The Commanders paired the rookies with proven help, Daiyan Henley leading the way.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the 26th overall pick they get an island corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick55 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A reasonable price with a little left over, A.J. Haulcy in the Round 2 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter slipping to Round 3, Pick 7 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick147 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
A clean, defensible pick in slot 147 with a little surplus value in CJ Daniels. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
No drama and no debate, Demond Claiborne went about where he belonged in No. 165. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick187 Rnd6 Reggie Virgil
Reggie Virgil at the 187th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
A straight-up fair deal on Jimmy Rolder at the 223rd pick, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick246 Rnd7 Kamran James
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kamran James this early at Round 7, Pick 30. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.