The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 5, 2026

The dog's bollox!

  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (WSH)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (WSH)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
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
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (WSH)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (ATL)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (IND)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (IND)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tim Keenan III
DT 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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Jer'Zhan Newton
DL
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Percy Butler
S
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Sam Cosmi
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders bled value on every deal, hence the D-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Commanders started one anyway for Dominic Zvada, 47 picks ahead of schedule.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Thomas steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
Caleb Downs at pick 7 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick47 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. slid further than he should have, and the 47th pick is lovely value for the linebacker. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick48 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 16, where Emmanuel Pregnon graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
They read the board right and Germie Bernard was the payoff at pick No. 71. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Logan Jones at the Round 4 slot is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A slide stopped in slot 113, with Jalon Kilgore worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at slot 183 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick187 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
Keagen Trost in pick 187 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black in the 209th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman in pick No. 223 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick250 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dominic Zvada this early at Round 7, Pick 38. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.