The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 23, 2026

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (WSH)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Draft Picks Received
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Draft Picks Traded
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders bled value on every deal, hence the D+.

The Commanders put a flag in the ground for Trey Zuhn III, 50 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Put together, it is a D+.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hunter.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, wide receiver very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 7th pick they get a rangy last line of defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick65 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
They read the board right and Lee Hunter was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 1. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Value with a capital V on Jake Golday in No. 71, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick147 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A reach on Nate Boerkircher in the 147th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick183 Rnd6 Seth McGowan
Nothing to complain about; Seth McGowan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in pick No. 189 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
This one needs a full-page explanation: Bryce Foster in pick No. 209, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman at Round 7, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick223 Rnd7 TJ Hall
They let TJ Hall come to them and pounced at pick 223. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick226 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
They jumped the gun on Isaiah Jatta, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.