The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 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
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
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
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (WSH)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Noah Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Noah Whittington
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Players traded away
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Ben Sinnott
TE
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Colson Yankoff
TE
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Daron Payne
DT
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Jartavius Martin
S
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Percy Butler
S
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Sam Cosmi
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Commanders this weekend: D-.

Nobody else had Bryce Foster anywhere near pick 211. The Commanders did, by 40 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Landing Cameron that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In No. 7 they get a downhill hitter at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick45 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brandon Cisse at Round 2, Pick 13 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick65 Rnd3 Anthony Hill Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Anthony Hill Jr. at the 65th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard slipping to pick 71 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in slot 104 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher in the 154th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick183 Rnd6 Taylen Green
By-the-book stuff, Taylen Green at pick No. 183 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick187 Rnd6 Anez Cooper
A straight-up fair deal on Anez Cooper at the 187th pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at the 209th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick211 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
They talked themselves into Bryce Foster at No. 211, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd7 Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron at slot 217 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Noah Whittington
They took Noah Whittington at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.