Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
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Maddmax'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 16, 2026

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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (WSH)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureA+
A solid, sensible weekend for the Commanders: B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Commanders took Jack Kelly at Round 7, Pick 7, roughly 39 spots before his name belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Getting Scott where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick No. 18 they get a workhorse for the backfield, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Connor Lew
They read the board right and Connor Lew was the payoff at pick 71. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick82 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott at No. 82 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
A real head-scratcher, Ted Hurst in slot 147 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at the 163rd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 6 with a little surplus value in Ephesians Prysock. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick198 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
They talked themselves into Zxavian Harris at slot 198, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jack Kelly. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.