The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 15, 2026

Two first rounders

  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (WSH)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (WSH)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (JAX)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (JAX)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (KC)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (JAX)
Nadame Tucker
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (JAX)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (JAX)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Azeez Al-Shaair
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Wylie
OG
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
Head Shot
Will Harris
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Commanders let Jones fall and pounced. Final grade: C-.

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.

The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Reaching for Black left real value on the table behind him.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 28 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick29 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In the 29th pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
They will replay Lee Hunter at the 69th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley is a better player than pick No. 106 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick123 Rnd4 Logan Jones
They robbed the room for Logan Jones here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick124 Rnd4 Julian Neal
Julian Neal in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick164 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Nate Boerkircher in pick No. 164 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A reach for Kaelon Black in the 209th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.