LuvLifts'S MOCK DRAFT
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LuvLifts'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 22, 2026

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  • LuvLifts DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Commanders: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Commanders reached some 40 spots for Charles Demmings, and value like that does not grow back.

Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Green at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 7 they get a ballhawk on the back end. More want than need.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at No. 71 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Malik Benson
Nothing to complain about; Malik Benson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick187 Rnd6 Charles Demmings
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Charles Demmings. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in pick 223 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.