The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

I could have been a contender!

  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CIN)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
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Jartavius Martin
S
Head Shot
Javon Kinlaw
DT
Head Shot
Percy Butler
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

The Commanders treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 7 slot on Da'Shawn Womack a full 33 spots early.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 11 they get a two-high chess piece, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick43 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A tidy little value on Sonny Styles in pick 43, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
The board had Jadarian Price higher than Round 3, Pick 7, and the running back fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick146 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at No. 146 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
By-the-book stuff, Davison Igbinosun at pick No. 150 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
A real head-scratcher, Eric O'Neill in the 188th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick197 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
A straight-up fair deal on Isaiah Jatta at pick No. 197, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Da'Shawn Womack
Value said wait; Da'Shawn Womack in Round 7, Pick 7 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie at slot 226 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.