Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 8, 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
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (WSH)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (WSH)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (WSH)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (WSH)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (PIT)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesC- FutureA
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Commanders: B-.

Nobody else had Patrick Payton anywhere near the Round 4 slot. The Commanders did, by 69 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. Banks falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 30 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. Need was not the driver here.
Pick53 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A tidy bit of business in slot 53, where Caleb Banks graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick62 Rnd2 Zakee Wheatley
They paid up for Zakee Wheatley at the 62nd pick when waiting would have done the job. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick99 Rnd3 Davison Igbinosun
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Davison Igbinosun well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne at Round 4, Pick 21 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at No. 130 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick145 Rnd5 Trey Moore
Trey Moore at pick No. 145 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at the 185th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Barion Brown
A conviction pick on Barion Brown at Round 6, Pick 17 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick223 Rnd7 PJ Williams
By-the-book stuff, PJ Williams at No. 223 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.