Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 12, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Damon Wilson II Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (WSH)
Damon Wilson II
LB-EDGE Miami
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (WSH)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Drew Bobo Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (WSH)
Drew Bobo
C Georgia
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (WSH)
King Mack
S NC State
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Christian Alliegro Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Christian Alliegro
LB Ohio State
Jay'Vion Cole Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jay'Vion Cole
CB Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Damon Wilson II Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Damon Wilson II
LB-EDGE Miami
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Drew Bobo Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Drew Bobo
C Georgia
King Mack Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
King Mack
S NC State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DET)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
CJ Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (GB)
CJ Bailey
QB NC State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureA
Grand theft in slot 177: the Commanders steal Mack and grade out a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: King Mack, the No. 148 name on the board, stolen at the 177th overall pick.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Damon Wilson II
In pick 17 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jyaire Hill
They paid sticker price for Jyaire Hill in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Marcus Neal Jr.
Somehow Marcus Neal Jr. was still sitting there in pick No. 118, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick150 Rnd5 Drew Bobo
Good price on Drew Bobo in the 150th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 King Mack
King Mack at the 177th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick185 Rnd6 C.J. Fite
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on C.J. Fite. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick196 Rnd6 Christian Alliegro
Christian Alliegro at No. 196 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jay'Vion Cole
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 7, where Jay'Vion Cole graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.