The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 7, 2026

Played it straight

  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bud Clark
S TCU
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B-.

There is a lot to like until you notice wide receiver is still a hole. The Commanders never got to the one that mattered most. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

However the rest shakes out, Harvey at that price is a win they earned. The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 7 they get a ballhawk on the back end. Need was not the driver here.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They took Jake Golday at par in slot 71, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick145 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They paid sticker price for Davison Igbinosun in pick 145, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick185 Rnd6 Bud Clark
A clean, defensible pick in No. 185 with a little surplus value in Bud Clark. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick196 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
They let DJ Harvey come to them and pounced at Round 6, Pick 17. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet slipping to the 223rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.