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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 10, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Tae Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Tae Johnson
S Notre Dame
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (WSH)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (WSH)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Blake Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Blake Frazier
OT Michigan
Braelin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Braelin Moore
C LSU
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Stephiylan Green Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Stephiylan Green
DT LSU
Draft Picks Received
Tae Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Tae Johnson
S Notre Dame
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Blake Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Blake Frazier
OT Michigan
Braelin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Braelin Moore
C LSU
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Stephiylan Green Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (TEN)
Stephiylan Green
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (BUF)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CLE)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Desmond Umeozulu Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CLE)
Desmond Umeozulu
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureB+
The Commanders let Washington fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: A'Mauri Washington, the 60th overall pick, roughly 23 picks past where he belonged.

The cost of the Rhodes Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Tae Johnson
In the 27th overall pick they get a rangy last line of defense. More want than need.
Pick60 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington at the Round 2 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
Quincy Rhodes Jr. in pick 71 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick92 Rnd3 Nyck Harbor
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nyck Harbor. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Blake Frazier
A straight-up fair deal on Blake Frazier at No. 139, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Braelin Moore
Braelin Moore in pick No. 144 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Whit Weeks
Fair-plus on Whit Weeks, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
You do not let a cornerback like Jermaine Mathews Jr. reach Round 5, Pick 36 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
They jumped the gun on Andrew Rappleyea, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Stephiylan Green
Stephiylan Green at No. 238 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.