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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (WSH)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (WSH)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (WSH)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (JAX)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DET)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CAR)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LAR)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB
The Commanders let Lew fall into their laps, and walked away with a C-.

The Commanders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Connor Lew, the No. 84 name on the board, in Round 4, Pick 23. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C-.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Lance reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
A reasonable price with a little left over, Sonny Styles in slot 17. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick55 Rnd2 Christen Miller
By-the-book stuff, Christen Miller at pick No. 55 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick81 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
They paid up for Bryce Lance at pick 81 when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Taking Connor Lew in the 123rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
They barely believed it either: Chandler Rivers still on the board at the 124th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
They will replay Genesis Smith at No. 125 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick147 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses slipping to Round 5, Pick 7 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
Noah Whittington in the Round 7 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.