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

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (WSH)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (WSH)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (WSH)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (GB)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CIN)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (GB)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Players Gained
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Brandon Aubrey
PK
Players traded away
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Ben Sinnott
TE
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
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Jartavius Martin
S
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Will Harris
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in pick No. 209 lands the Commanders a D, Trost and all.

The phones were a trap the Commanders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Reaching for Payne left real value on the table behind him. Trost falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down runner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick84 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Fair-plus on Elijah Sarratt, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick147 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
Value with a capital V on DeMonte Capehart in slot 147, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick151 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
They jumped the gun on Nate Boerkircher, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick160 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Charles Demmings at the 160th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in the 176th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick187 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They liked VJ Payne enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 187. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick199 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Pat Coogan. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick209 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 209 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick223 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
A reach for Miles Kitselman in the 223rd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.