The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 16, 2026

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (WSH)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (WSH)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (WSH)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (WSH)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DEN)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (KC)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (KC)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (HOU)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIA)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (TB)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Marte Mapu
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Wylie
OG
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
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Javon Kinlaw
DT
Head Shot
Nick Allegretti
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureA
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Commanders to a D.

The Commanders clearly saw something nobody else did in Keaten Wade, taking him 70 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Golday. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
No drama and no debate, Sonny Styles went about where he belonged in slot 38. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick44 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A straight-up fair deal on Dillon Thieneman at No. 44, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick75 Rnd3 Austin Siereveld
Austin Siereveld in pick 75 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick77 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Connor Lew at pick No. 77. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in the 90th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Jake Golday worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at slot 103 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick 146 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick147 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A reasonable price with a little left over, Drew Allar in pick No. 147. The roster fit checks out.
Pick177 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss in No. 177 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick208 Rnd6 Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack at Round 6, Pick 28 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
Value said wait; Keaten Wade in the 223rd pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.