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
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (WSH)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (CLE)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Players Gained
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J.J. McCarthy
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueA+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders let Hood fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Colton Hood got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at the 206th overall pick. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love at slot 24 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick49 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
Circle this one: Mansoor Delane at Round 2, Pick 17 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Dillon Thieneman
The board fumbled Dillon Thieneman all the way to the 65th pick, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick70 Rnd3 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in pick 70 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
You do not let a linebacker like Sonny Styles reach pick No. 71 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick107 Rnd4 Akheem Mesidor
Somehow Akheem Mesidor was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick147 Rnd5 David Bailey
They robbed the room for David Bailey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick183 Rnd6 Logan Jones
Logan Jones at No. 183 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 Kenyon Sadiq
They will replay Kenyon Sadiq at No. 187 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Colton Hood
Colton Hood in pick No. 206 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Chase Bisontis
Taking Chase Bisontis in slot 209 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd7 Ja'Kobi Lane
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Ja'Kobi Lane in the 217th overall pick, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.