The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 28, 2026

Rags to riches!

  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (WSH)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (WSH)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (WSH)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (WSH)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (CHI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PHI)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trevor Penning
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Commanders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Commanders, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

Ramsey falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The Zuhn III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Ramsey pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher still on the board.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 26th overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. More want than need.
Pick57 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
They read the board right and Lee Hunter was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 25. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick60 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and A.J. Haulcy at pick No. 60 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter is a better player than slot 65 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick98 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Kamari Ramsey while clear needs at edge rusher sat open.
Pick104 Rnd4 Emmett Johnson
No edge and no loss on Emmett Johnson in the 104th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
They paid sticker price for Tacario Davis in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing De'Zhaun Stribling in No. 123. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick126 Rnd4 Billy Schrauth
Billy Schrauth in the Round 4 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick129 Rnd4 Joe Royer
Joe Royer at pick 129 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
They paid up for Nate Boerkircher at the 147th pick when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson in the 183rd overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at Round 6, Pick 6 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
They let Eric McAlister come to them and pounced at slot 206. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick209 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A slide stopped in pick No. 209, with Cole Payton worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick217 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Trey Zuhn III. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
A real head-scratcher, Bryce Foster in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.