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Who is Washington picking in 2025?
The Washington Commanders season ended on Sunday night after the lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 55-23 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 scouts and GM Adam Peters are down in Mobile for the Senior Bowl, and 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. The priority of those positions will be up for debate up until the draft, and for years beyond. Luckily Washington has a wide range of positions and players mocked to them this week, and we’ve got a lot of options to discuss.
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
Nic Scourton, DE, Texas A&M
The Commanders are picking this late (and possibly later) largely because they got immediate star power from their 2024 first-round pick: quarterback Jayden Daniels. Can they take another step forward by acing their 2025 first-round selection? Scourton plays with power. And while he can get to the quarterback as a pass rusher (5 sacks), I really like this fit because of his run defense. Washington was chewed up for 4.8 yards allowed per rush this season, 28th in the league. But Scourton has the strength to set an edge against the run, and he finished...
