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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 6, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (WSH)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DET)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Commanders: B.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Commanders shredded theirs for Adam Randall. He came off 48 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 11 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A slide stopped in the 43rd overall pick, with Dillon Thieneman worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in No. 71 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick147 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
A conviction pick on Beau Stephens at Round 5, Pick 7 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Somehow Jeff Caldwell was still sitting there in slot 209, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
A wild overpay on Bryce Foster in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick227 Rnd7 Adam Randall
They left a pile of value on the table to take Adam Randall this early at the 227th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.