The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2026

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (WSH)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (WSH)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (WSH)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (WSH)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAC)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Edwards
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureA
The Commanders robbed the room for Moore. Final grade: C-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Devin Moore tumbling to the Commanders in Round 4, Pick 29 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Clark pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher still on the board. The Foster reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 25 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. More want than need.
Pick55 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Fair-plus on Lee Hunter, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick65 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Nice patience on A.J. Haulcy, who had no business lasting to No. 65. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick71 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zachariah Branch at the Round 3 slot is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick89 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Keionte Scott in slot 89, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Connor Lew
The board fumbled Connor Lew all the way to Round 4, Pick 4, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick123 Rnd4 Bud Clark
A surprising call. With edge rusher still to address, they spent the 123rd overall pick on Bud Clark, a safety they were not short of.
Pick129 Rnd4 Devin Moore
Devin Moore in the 129th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick147 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
The board had cheaper options than Nate Boerkircher at the 147th overall pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
A quiet steal in the 183rd pick: Aaron Anderson for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at No. 187 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick204 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
By-the-book stuff, Kaelon Black at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
No drama and no debate, Thaddeus Dixon went about where he belonged in pick 209. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick217 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They reached a country mile for Trey Zuhn III at pick No. 217, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at Round 7, Pick 7 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They went early on Robert Spears-Jennings in slot 239, and the value did not follow. Stacking talent where they were already deep.