Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 4, 2026

15th draft

  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (WSH)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tao Johnson
S Utah
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIA)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Commanders: B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Commanders did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to wide receiver, which was the need that mattered most. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Johnson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Zuhn III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 David Bailey
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get juice off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
They let Darrell Jackson Jr. come to them and pounced at pick 71. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Deontae Lawson graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick146 Rnd5 Tao Johnson
Tao Johnson in the 146th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. at pick No. 187 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Oscar Delp. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at slot 223 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.