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dugferd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 9, 2026

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  • dugferd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 145: the Commanders steal Johnson and grade out a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Chris Johnson slide, and the Commanders were the ones holding the card at pick 145. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Reaching for Zuhn III left real value on the table behind him. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
A tidy little value on Caleb Downs in Round 1, Pick 7, a step better than break-even. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
A reach for Malachi Fields in the 71st overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson at pick 145 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
By-the-book stuff, DJ Campbell at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick198 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher slipping to the 198th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick223 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They liked Trey Zuhn III enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 223. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.