The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 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
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (WSH)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Players traded away
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Ben Sinnott
TE
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Daron Payne
DT
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Jartavius Martin
S
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
Green should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Commanders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Put together, it is a D.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Boerkircher reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The Green steal is the beam this whole class leans on. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 7 they get a centerfielder for the defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Value with a capital V on Jake Slaughter in No. 71, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at the Round 4 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick147 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A conviction pick on Nate Boerkircher at slot 147 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
The board had Domani Jackson higher than the 187th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209 Rnd6 Taylen Green
They will replay Taylen Green at pick 209 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister at slot 217 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Robert Spears-Jennings. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.