The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 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
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (WSH)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
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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Javon Kinlaw
DT
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Percy Butler
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Commanders this weekend: D-.

The phones were a trap the Commanders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Reaching for Boerkircher left real value on the table behind him.

Landing Neal that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 7 they get an enforcer at safety at fair value. More want than need.
Pick65 Rnd3 Christen Miller
Christen Miller at slot 65 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick71 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard slipping to the 71st overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in pick 90 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Nothing to complain about; Logan Jones went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130 Rnd4 Julian Neal
Julian Neal at the Round 4 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
They paid up for Nate Boerkircher at Round 5, Pick 7 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick183 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Good price on Domani Jackson in pick No. 183, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 187 with a little surplus value in Kaleb Elarms-Orr. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick209 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A reach for Kaelon Black in Round 6, Pick 28; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman in the 223rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.