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gormenghast20'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 17, 2026

COMMANDERS-1-17(B)

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Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (WSH)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (WSH)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (WSH)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (PIT)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nick Herbig
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
The Commanders let Kitselman fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somebody in the 223rd overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Commanders sat still while Miles Kitselman, the No. 190 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Payton reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In slot 21 they get a lockdown presence outside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick85 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
Antonio Williams in pick No. 85 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis at Round 5, Pick 7 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick186 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Patrick Payton in No. 186, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick197 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah Jatta at the 197th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Taking Miles Kitselman in the 223rd pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick237 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall in pick 237 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.