The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (WSH)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (WSH)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (HOU)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (HOU)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (HOU)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Azeez Al-Shaair
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
Head Shot
Javon Kinlaw
DT
Head Shot
Nick Allegretti
OG
Head Shot
Percy Butler
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Commanders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Commanders reached some 68 spots for Albert Regis, and value like that does not grow back.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Dixon.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Zion Young
In No. 31 they get a problem off the edge, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
A wild overpay on Akheem Mesidor in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
A quiet steal in the 65th overall pick: Jadarian Price for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A tidy bit of business in pick 71, where Jake Golday graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Albert Regis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Albert Regis well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at Round 4, Pick 4 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A reach for DeMonte Capehart in No. 128; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kage Casey
A straight-up fair deal on Kage Casey at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 Nate Boerkircher
They did well to land Nate Boerkircher in pick No. 185, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Bud Clark
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bud Clark. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at the 217th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 TJ Hall
A reasonable price with a little left over, TJ Hall in Round 7, Pick 7. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at pick 243 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Josh Cuevas
Fair-plus on Josh Cuevas, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.