Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 28, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (WSH)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (WSH)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (WSH)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Kaden Wetjen Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kaden Wetjen
WR Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alec Anderson
OT
Head Shot
Chris Braswell
LB
Head Shot
Tuli Tuipulotu
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Cooper Jr. should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a A-.

The Commanders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Omar Cooper Jr. fell into slot 91. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

In the end it comes back to Sonny Styles, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 30 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. More want than need.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at the 71st pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick91 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette slipping to No. 94 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A quiet steal in the 108th overall pick: Darrell Jackson Jr. for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
They read the board right and CJ Daniels was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 7. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at pick No. 185 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick196 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
They paid up for Toriano Pride Jr. at slot 196 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kaden Wetjen
Kaden Wetjen at the 223rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.