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The Commanders received three offers for the 29th selection:
Paulsen pointed out that the Commanders need some more draft capital, having traded a fifth-rounder for Deebo Samuel. They are down three selections after the Laremy Tunsil trade. Paulsen felt the Chargers trade was valuable because it would recoup two more selections for the Commanders next season.
Hoffman and Paulsen accepted the deal with the Chargers, which meant that though the Commanders did not now have picks at 29 and 128, they did move...to picks 55 and 86, plus they would have the Chargers’ round two and round three picks for 2026.
Breaking down where things stand with the Commanders offense after the initial wave of free agency
On the roster: Brian Robinson, Austin Ekeler, Jeremy McNichols, Chris Rodriguez, Kazmeir Allen, Demetric Felton, Michael Strachan.
Short term need: Low/Medium.
Long term need: Medium/High.
Analysis: As of today, the running back room remains the same from last season. Brian Robinson is set to be the starter again with Austin Ekeler playing his role as the third down back. Jeremy McNichols re-signed with the team in free agency after impressing last year as a back up to Ekeler, with his skills as a pass protector standing out. Chris Rodriguez is also back to recreate the room that ended last season. They also have three more guys from the practice squad/futures contracts in Allen, Felton and Strachan that will likely be camp bodies.
I know there is a clamoring from the fan base for some more explosion from this position and I don’t disagree with that idea. Adding an explosive back that can rip off some long runs when the defense is too concerned about Daniels keeping the ball on a read-option run or a guy that can be a threat catching passes out of the backfield would definitely add a big dimension to the offense. But I think there are other priorities to address first and if they go into the 2025 season with the same running back room as 2024, it wouldn’t be the end of the world. So short term, I don’t think the need is that high.That being said, I do expect them to look to add a running back in the draft, especially given the apparent strength of the running back class. I’m not sure they’d take one at 29, but...
