Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT

Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 26, 2026

Another Draft

  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Cyrus Allen Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cyrus Allen
WR Cincinnati
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Cyrus Allen Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cyrus Allen
WR Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureA
The Commanders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Commanders torched the value chart for Davison Igbinosun, taking him 62 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Klare value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 30 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. More want than need.
Pick60 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A tidy little value on Jake Slaughter in slot 60, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Max Klare
Max Klare at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Value with a capital V on Zakee Wheatley in No. 91, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick94 Rnd3 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the 94th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cyrus Allen
Nice patience on Cyrus Allen, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 30. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick145 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at No. 145 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick185 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zane Durant at slot 185 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 196, where Jaydn Ott graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
They paid sticker price for Jeff Caldwell in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.