The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 11, 2026

A different path

  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (WSH)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (SF)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (SF)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LV)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Players traded away
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Daron Payne
DT
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Jartavius Martin
S
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Javon Kinlaw
DT
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Marshon Lattimore
CB
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Nick Allegretti
OG
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Percy Butler
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Commanders won the night they stopped Scott from sliding. Grade: D.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Commanders shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Igbinosun lower, and that gap is the story. Getting Scott where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In pick 27 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value.
Pick58 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Somehow Dillon Thieneman was still sitting there in slot 58, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick59 Rnd2 LT Overton
No drama and no debate, LT Overton went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 27. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jake Golday in No. 71. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Max Klare
They robbed the room for Max Klare here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott at pick No. 106 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Logan Jones
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Logan Jones. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in pick No. 134 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.
Pick185 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Lander Barton at slot 185 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick196 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.