The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 13, 2026

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (WSH)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (WSH)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (WSH)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (DAL)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (HOU)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (KC)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Landon Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (CHI)
Landon Robinson
DT Navy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Azeez Al-Shaair
LB
Head Shot
Josh Butler
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Wylie
OG
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
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Jer'Zhan Newton
DL
Head Shot
Will Harris
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB+
Grand theft in the 92nd overall pick: the Commanders steal Dunker and grade out a D+.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Commanders shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. The process wobbled, and the D+ is where it lands.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Dunker. The cost of the Cuevas reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In pick No. 28 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
A tidy little value on Chris Johnson in Round 2, Pick 6, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Anthony Hill Jr.
The board fumbled Anthony Hill Jr. all the way to pick 65, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick71 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in slot 71 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick92 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker at No. 92 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zakee Wheatley at the 104th pick is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick109 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones is a better player than slot 109 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
A reach on Zxavian Harris in the 147th pick; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick177 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Nate Boerkircher graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick183 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 2 with a little surplus value in Domani Jackson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
You do not let a wide receiver like Josh Cameron reach No. 209 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
The board had cheaper options than Kaelon Black at pick No. 218, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick239 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Fair-plus on Miles Kitselman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Josh Cuevas
Josh Cuevas at the 241st overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.