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The Washington Commanders held the No. 61 overall pick heading into Day 2 of the NFL Draft, and, similar to Day 1, questions percolated about whether Adam Peters would look to trade down to get more draft capital. However, once it got to the Commanders time on the clock, there sat a jewel, a player Peters and personnel felt so highly about that he was in the mix for Washington’s first-round pick.
With their Round 2 pick, the Commanders selected Mississippi cornerback Trey Amos. Long and physical with excellent ball skills, Amos embodies “everything you want as a corner” in the words of Peters. He doesn’t give up a lot of explosive plays, can operate in multiple schemes and gets takeaways. And while Peters said the cornerback room situation is “fluid,” the fact that Amos thrives as an outside, press corner makes him a particularly exciting value add for Washington right now.
Here’s how analyst graded the move: