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spike'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 8, 2026

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  • spike DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (WSH)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (WSH)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Quintrevion Wisner Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Quintrevion Wisner
RB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAR)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Cashman
LB
Head Shot
Rob Havenstein
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders turned the phones into found money: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Commanders shredded theirs for Zion Young. He came off 33 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The veteran additions, Blake Cashman chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 18 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. More want than need.
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
Nothing to complain about; Kenyon Sadiq went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick49 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young at slot 49 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields at pick 71 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Keylan Rutledge
No drama and no debate, Keylan Rutledge went about where he belonged in No. 145. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Bud Clark
A big swing on Bud Clark at the 187th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick198 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thaddeus Dixon in pick No. 198, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Quintrevion Wisner
Good price on Quintrevion Wisner in the 223rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.