The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
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The Top Cat'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

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  • The Top Cat DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
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 FutureA
The Commanders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

The Commanders bet big and early on Trey Zuhn III, 39 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D+ is the result.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Hurst at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 28 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Fair-plus on Dillon Thieneman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jake Golday
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Jake Golday. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
The board had cheaper options than Daylen Everette at Round 3, Pick 7, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. at the 104th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick147 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
They took Nate Boerkircher at par in the 147th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
They let Ted Hurst come to them and pounced at the 183rd pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick187 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Good price on Ephesians Prysock in slot 187, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick 209 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
This one needs a full-page explanation: Bryce Foster in No. 223, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.