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carrgofast'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 30, 2026

COMM 26 V18

  • carrgofast DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (WSH)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (WSH)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trevor Penning
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B+ for the Commanders.

The Commanders looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Max Iheanachor at pick 95 regardless, 46 picks early. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Nwankpa at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick 22 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Derrick Moore
Derrick Moore at Round 3, Pick 7 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick95 Rnd3 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at the 95th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Steal is underselling it; Bryce Lance at slot 131 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick145 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J'Mari Taylor. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
They will replay Xavier Nwankpa at the 185th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick189 Rnd6 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton slipping to the 189th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Isaac Smith
Isaac Smith at the 196th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
No drama and no debate, Joey Aguilar went about where he belonged in pick No. 223. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.