Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 12, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (WSH)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIN)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
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+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Commanders did exactly that with Patrick Payton in Round 5, Pick 7. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Getting Thompson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In slot 18 they get a workhorse for the backfield, outstanding value to boot.
Pick49 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They read the board right and Anthony Hill Jr. was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 17. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the safety. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick145 Rnd5 Patrick Payton
They reached a country mile for Patrick Payton at the 145th pick, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick185 Rnd6 Brenen Thompson
Circle this one: Brenen Thompson at the 185th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick196 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Fair-plus on Thaddeus Dixon, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick223 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
Peyton Bowen at Round 7, Pick 7 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.