The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

I call that a bargain!

  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (WSH)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (WSH)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DET)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DET)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Players traded away
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Daron Payne
DT
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Jartavius Martin
S
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Javon Kinlaw
DT
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Nick Allegretti
OG
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Percy Butler
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueA NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders robbed the room for Hood. Final grade: D.

You build a draft on nights like this. Colton Hood had no business being available in the 223rd overall pick, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In No. 17 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick50 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
They barely believed it either: Mansoor Delane still on the board at Round 2, Pick 18. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kayden McDonald
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Kayden McDonald in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick71 Rnd3 Akheem Mesidor
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Akheem Mesidor at the 71st pick is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Circle this one: Jadarian Price at the 104th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dillon Thieneman
A safety of that caliber at pick No. 141 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick145 Rnd5 Spencer Fano
They will replay Spencer Fano at pick 145 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Sonny Styles
Taking Sonny Styles in slot 185 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick196 Rnd6 Logan Jones
The board fumbled Logan Jones all the way to slot 196, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Colton Hood
Colton Hood at No. 223 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.