The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 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
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (WSH)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (WSH)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (WSH)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (WSH)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (WSH)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DEN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Tuli Tuipulotu
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Wylie
OG
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
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Jartavius Martin
S
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Javon Kinlaw
DT
Head Shot
Marshon Lattimore
CB
Head Shot
Michael Deiter
C
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Nick Allegretti
OG
Head Shot
Percy Butler
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

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 Princewill Umanmielen in the 197th overall pick. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 7th pick they get a three-down runner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 43rd overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick75 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at pick 75 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Joe Royer
Joe Royer in No. 87 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
A conviction pick on D'Angelo Ponds at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jake Golday
They robbed the room for Jake Golday here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kage Casey
They went early on Kage Casey in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick146 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They paid a round early for Davison Igbinosun in slot 146, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in the 150th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick178 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in pick No. 178 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick186 Rnd6 Dane Key
A straight-up fair deal on Dane Key at Round 6, Pick 6, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick197 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen at pick 197 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Da'Shawn Womack
Da'Shawn Womack in the 223rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.