The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (WSH)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (WSH)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (WSH)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (TB)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DET)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brandon Aubrey
PK
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
Head Shot
Percy Butler
S
Head Shot
Sam Cosmi
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Commanders did exactly that with Bryce Foster in pick No. 209. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Landing Hurst that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 19 they get a featured back, outstanding value to boot.
Pick49 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick50 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon slipping to slot 50 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Lee Hunter in Round 3, Pick 1. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick92 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey in pick 92 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick104 Rnd4 Logan Jones
A tidy bit of business in the 104th pick, where Logan Jones graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst in pick No. 112 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick152 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher at slot 152 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick163 Rnd5 Isaiah World
Nice patience on Isaiah World, who had no business lasting to pick 163. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A conviction pick on VJ Payne at the 183rd overall pick that the board grades a round light. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jalen Stroman
The board had cheaper options than Jalen Stroman at No. 187, and it noticed. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick209 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at Round 6, Pick 28 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick223 Rnd7 TJ Hall
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on TJ Hall. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.