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mwilliams1500'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 5, 2026

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (WSH)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (WSH)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Commanders checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Give the room credit for holding its nerve. Max Klare came off the board 17 spots later than his grade, and the Commanders were the ones waiting when he fell.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Brown reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 27 they get a three-down second-level presence, and a steal at that.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at No. 58 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 7 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick82 Rnd3 Max Klare
Nice patience on Max Klare, who had no business lasting to the 82nd overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
The board had Malik Muhammad higher than pick No. 91, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Eric Rivers
They took Eric Rivers at par in Round 5, Pick 7, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jadarian Price
Value with a capital V on Jadarian Price in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey in pick 165 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
Good price on Aaron Anderson in the 187th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick198 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in the 198th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick223 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Raylen Wilson. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick242 Rnd7 Barion Brown
They paid a round early for Barion Brown in slot 242, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.