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gormenghast20'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 15, 2026

COMMANDERS-2-15

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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trevor Penning
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesC FutureA+
The Commanders let Joly fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The board owed the Commanders one, and it paid up: Justin Joly, the No. 106 name on the board, sitting there at the 145th pick like a gift left on the doorstep. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

They will need James to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Trevor Penning pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerpiece for the ground game at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick145 Rnd5 Justin Joly
Justin Joly at pick No. 145 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Brenen Thompson
Taking Brenen Thompson in pick 185 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. at slot 196 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick215 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 36 with a little surplus value in Trey Zuhn III. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
A reasonable price with a little left over, Peyton Bowen in the 223rd pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick249 Rnd7 Kamran James
They reached a country mile for Kamran James at the 249th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.