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AB1565'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 13, 2026

2025 Mock Draft 22

  • AB1565 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (WSH)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (WSH)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (WSH)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (KC)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (KC)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Drue Tranquill
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Commanders worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Kamran James at the Round 6 slot, a reach of 77 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

Landing Slaughter that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Adding Drue Tranquill by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese in slot 9 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Circle this one: A.J. Haulcy at No. 71 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at pick No. 74 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick114 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
By-the-book stuff, Bryce Lance at pick 114 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick145 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
They paid sticker price for J'Mari Taylor in the 145th pick, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick146 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
No drama and no debate, Tanner Koziol went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 8. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick185 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at slot 185 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Kamran James
They reached a country mile for Kamran James at the 196th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
No edge and no loss on Fernando Carmona in pick 223; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at the 231st pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.