The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 5, 2026

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (WSH)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (WSH)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Ben Sinnott
TE
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Daron Payne
DT
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Jartavius Martin
S
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Percy Butler
S
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Sam Cosmi
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
Golday should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a D.

The phones were a trap the Commanders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

If Foster pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Golday.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The back end got a real overhaul.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 7 they get an enforcer at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick65 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at Round 3, Pick 1 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
The board had cheaper options than Daylen Everette at pick 70, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ted Hurst this early at slot 71. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Circle this one: Jake Golday at the 107th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick116 Rnd4 Logan Jones
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Logan Jones in No. 116, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A conviction pick on Drew Allar at pick 147 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick183 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Domani Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick187 Rnd6 Seth McGowan
Seth McGowan in Round 6, Pick 6 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Riley Nowakowski. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
They paid up for Miles Kitselman at slot 217 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Value said wait; Bryce Foster in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.