Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 10, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (WSH)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (KC)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dallas Turner
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a B.

The Commanders clearly saw something nobody else did in Patrick Payton, taking him 55 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They banked enough surplus on Thieneman to cover a lot of smaller sins. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Dallas Turner gives the group a proven body among the projects.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 1 slot with a little surplus value in Sonny Styles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick59 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at the 59th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price slipping to No. 71 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Omar Cooper Jr. at pick No. 74 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick145 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in Round 5, Pick 7 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Brenen Thompson
Good price on Brenen Thompson in pick 161, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 PJ Williams
PJ Williams in the 196th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 Keyron Crawford
A straight-up fair deal on Keyron Crawford at pick No. 223, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.