Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 21, 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
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
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
The Commanders kept it disciplined and banked a B.

The war room fell hard for Bryce Foster, and it showed at slot 223: 28 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. However the rest shakes out, Stowers at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 12 they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They read the board right and Eli Stowers was the payoff at the 71st overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in Round 5, Pick 7 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They paid sticker price for Ephesians Prysock in No. 185, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick196 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at slot 196 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bryce Foster this early at the Round 7 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.