The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 18, 2026

Thinking ahead!

  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (WSH)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
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Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
Head Shot
Will Harris
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Commanders this weekend: D.

The Commanders lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Mesidor has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Getting Prysock where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Akheem Mesidor
In the 22nd overall pick they get a premier pass rusher, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Germie Bernard at pick No. 71. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick147 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and DeMonte Capehart at pick 147 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick183 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
They did well to land Domani Jackson in the Round 6 slot, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
No edge and no loss on Matt Gulbin in No. 187; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick204 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They read the board right and Ephesians Prysock was the payoff at slot 204. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick209 Rnd6 VJ Payne
The board had VJ Payne higher than the 209th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick223 Rnd7 Miles Kitselman
A conviction pick on Miles Kitselman at Round 7, Pick 7 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.