The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (WSH)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (SF)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Players traded away
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Andrew Wylie
OG
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Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
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Javon Kinlaw
DT
Head Shot
Tyler Biadasz
C
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jalen Thompson, 80 picks early at No. 223.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

The Washington value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
Nice patience on A'Mauri Washington, who had no business lasting to the 71st pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick90 Rnd3 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor in slot 90 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at pick 138 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 Logan Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Logan Jones at the 145th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
No edge and no loss on Aamil Wagner in Round 6, Pick 6; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
They did well to land Xavier Nwankpa in the 198th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson in the 223rd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.