Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 14, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (WSH)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Nick Marsh Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Nick Marsh
WR Indiana
Justin Evans Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
Justin Evans
C Nebraska
AJ Green Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (WSH)
AJ Green
DL-EDGE Louisville
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
Christian Alliegro Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Christian Alliegro
LB Ohio State
Emerson Mandell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (WSH)
Emerson Mandell
OT Wisconsin
Jay'Vion Cole Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jay'Vion Cole
CB Arizona
Draft Picks Received
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Justin Evans Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Justin Evans
C Nebraska
AJ Green Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
AJ Green
DL-EDGE Louisville
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
Emerson Mandell Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (LAC)
Emerson Mandell
OT Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (BUF)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (GB)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Xavier McKinney
S
Head Shot
Denzel Ward
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a A-.

Nobody else had AJ Green anywhere near the 126th pick. The Commanders did, by 38 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Landing Stone that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Commanders clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In the end it comes back to David Stone, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 David Stone
David Stone slipping to the 26th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Nick Marsh
They reached a country mile for Nick Marsh at the 71st overall pick, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Justin Evans
By-the-book stuff, Justin Evans at pick 123 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick126 Rnd4 AJ Green
They talked themselves into AJ Green at slot 126, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick145 Rnd5 Mateen Ibirogba
Mateen Ibirogba at pick No. 145 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Tao Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tao Johnson at No. 166 is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick185 Rnd6 Christian Alliegro
A conviction pick on Christian Alliegro at slot 185 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick202 Rnd6 Emerson Mandell
Emerson Mandell at No. 202 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jay'Vion Cole
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jay'Vion Cole at pick 223. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.