Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 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: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (WSH)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (WSH)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (KC)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ATL)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (ARI)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Owen Heinecke Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (ARI)
Owen Heinecke
DB Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chris Braswell
LB
Head Shot
James Pearce Jr.
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB+
The Commanders worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Commanders were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The veteran additions, James Pearce Jr. chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 28 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at slot 42 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick132 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
Fair-plus on CJ Daniels, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick145 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in No. 145 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.