Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Commanders and Benson: B.

Somebody in pick No. 196 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Commanders sat still while Malik Benson, the No. 136 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They are betting Foster proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In the 7th pick they get a problem off the edge at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 LT Overton
They let LT Overton come to them and pounced at No. 71. It fills a real need, too.
Pick145 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They liked Davison Igbinosun enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 5 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They paid up for VJ Payne at pick No. 185 when waiting would have done the job. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick196 Rnd6 Malik Benson
They barely believed it either: Malik Benson still on the board at Round 6, Pick 17. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at the 223rd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.