The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 17, 2026

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (KC)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (KC)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (MIA)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
Head Shot
Darius Rush
CB
Head Shot
Daron Payne
DT
Head Shot
Jake Martin
DE
Head Shot
Jartavius Martin
S
Head Shot
Jonathan Jones
CB
Head Shot
Noah Brown
WR
Head Shot
Noah Igbinoghene
CB
Head Shot
Von Miller
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

The Commanders put a flag in the ground for Bryce Foster, 46 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Getting Igbinosun where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
A slide stopped in the 11th overall pick, with Jeremiyah Love worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Dillon Thieneman for less than the market said. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick147 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They robbed the room for Davison Igbinosun here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nate Boerkircher. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst slid further than he should have, and pick No. 183 is lovely value for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in Round 6, Pick 6 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick209 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
A wild overpay on Bryce Foster in Round 6, Pick 28, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Value said wait; Trey Zuhn III in pick 223 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.