The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 2026

The Conqueror!

  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (WSH)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (WSH)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (WSH)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (BAL)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Azeez Al-Shaair
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
Head Shot
Javon Kinlaw
DT
Head Shot
Percy Butler
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders let Trotter fall into their laps, and walked away with a D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Commanders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

The Foster pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Trotter pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher.

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

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
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick30 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In No. 30 they get a ballhawk on the back end. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A slide stopped in the 59th pick, with Lee Hunter worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Steal is underselling it; Jadarian Price at the 80th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Josiah Trotter at linebacker with edge rusher open.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ted Hurst in the 104th pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick110 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones is a better player than the 110th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings in pick No. 147 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick154 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
They jumped the gun on Nate Boerkircher, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick183 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at No. 183 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at Round 6, Pick 6 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick189 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
They did well to land Keagen Trost in pick 189, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
They went early on Kaelon Black in slot 209, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jeremiah Wright
Jeremiah Wright at the 223rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in pick 238 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick250 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Robert Spears-Jennings at slot 250. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.