Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 2, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B.

The Commanders spent real capital to be 40 picks early on Ephesians Prysock, and the board is going to hold them to it. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

However the rest shakes out, Stowers at that price is a win they earned. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
A tidy bit of business in the Round 1 slot, where Jeremiyah Love graded well above the range. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers slipping to slot 71 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
They talked themselves into Ephesians Prysock at the 145th pick, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick185 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A reach on VJ Payne in Round 6, Pick 6; the board had better options right there. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick196 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris at the 196th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
By-the-book stuff, Jeff Caldwell at pick 223 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.