skojec22'S MOCK DRAFT
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skojec22'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 12, 2026

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  • skojec22 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (WSH)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Amare Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (WSH)
Amare Thomas
WR Houston
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Amare Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Amare Thomas
WR Houston
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CIN)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyrel Dodson
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Commanders ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Ponds. The Foster pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
No drama and no debate, Sonny Styles went about where he belonged in Round 1, Pick 11. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick43 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Fair-plus on Brandon Cisse, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick72 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They robbed the room for D'Angelo Ponds here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
They talked themselves into Max Llewellyn at the 130th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
Nice patience on Kaleb Proctor, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick151 Rnd5 Amare Thomas
Nothing to complain about; Amare Thomas went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A tidy bit of business in slot 187, where Ar'maj Reed-Adams graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing VJ Payne in No. 209. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick223 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
They barely believed it either: Eric McAlister still on the board at pick 223. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick226 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
A premium they did not need to pay, Noah Whittington a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at the 238th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.