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Who is Washington picking in 2025?
The Washington Commanders season ended with a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game. This season was better than anyone could have expected with a new GM, HC, and QB coming off of a 4-13 season with the previous regime. Washington finished the season with a 12-5 record, and added wins over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions in the playoffs.
Washington now enters their offseason, and they have already been doing work on this year’s draft. The Combine starts next week and then the private workouts and official visits will start. This process will continue up until the draft kicks off on April 24th in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Commanders currently have seven draft picks, and they’ve already made several trades, and more will likely happen before the draft ends on April 26th.
Washington had the No. 2 overall pick last year, and picked the best player in the draft, QB Jayden Daniels. They ended the weekend with nine draft picks, and used those picks to help turned over a roster that had the second-worst record in the league last season. They also signed 20+ free agents, and there will be more turnover this year with a lot of players signed to one-year deals.
Adam Peters and Dan Quinn know that they need to build this team around Jayden Daniels, and the best way to do that long-term is through the draft. Washington will definitely be active in free agency, and that will change the team’s needs and draft priorities. For right now, we’re looking at a team that played with a lot of heart, and had one of the best single-season turnarounds in NFL history. They need a big influx of new, younger talent at a lot of positions. On offense, wide receiver and offensive line are heavily represented here, with five different players representing their position groups.
The Commanders’ defense needs a lot of help, and EDGE defender tops that long list. There will be plenty of options available at the end of the first round and that is the most popular pick in this week’s roundup with another five different players. Cornerback is another popular choice as the team also has several pending free agents in the secondary.
And we start it off with a trade!
Round 1 - #29
Round 2 - #61
Round 3 (from MIA via PHI) - #79
Round 5 (from NOLA) - #148
Round 6 - #207
Round 7 (from DEN via PHI) - #238
Round 7 (from PHI) - #249
Trade terms: Commanders receive 2025 first-round pick (No. 19); Buccaneers receive 2025 first-round pick (No. 29), 2025 third-round pick (No. 75)
The Commanders will likely be in on the Myles Garrett Sweepstakes, but if they don’t land him, they could stay aggressive in the draft and trade up for an edge defender....
