Washington Commanders<\/a>‘ drafts, and then you can make your decision on how well Washington has drafted.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
2025 NFL Draft<\/p>\n
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB (245)<\/p>\n
2024 NFL Draft<\/p>\n
Dominique Hampton, S, (161)<\/p>\n
Javontae Jean-Baptiste, DE (222)<\/p>\n
2023 NFL Draft<\/p>\n
Braeden Daniels, OL (118)<\/p>\n
Chris Rodriguez, RB (193)<\/p>\n
2022 NFL Draft<\/p>\n
Phidarian Mathis, DT (47)<\/p>\n
Brian Robinson, Jr RB (98)<\/p>\n
Christian Holmes, CB (240)<\/p>\n
2021 NFL Draft<\/p>\n
Benjamin St-Juste, CB (74)<\/p>\n
Camaron Cheeseman, LS (225)<\/p>\n
William Bradley-King, LB (240)<\/p>\n
2020 NFL Draft<\/p>\n
Antonio Gandy-Golden, WR (142)<\/p>\n
James Smith-Williams DE, (229)<\/p>\n
2019 NFL Draft<\/p>\n
Ross Pierschbacher, G (153)<\/p>\n
Jordan Brailford, DE (253)<\/p>\n
So what do you think? One thing worth noting is that Washington did not exercise its fifth-year option on any of its first-round picks from 2020-23. In fact, none of the four players drafted in that period even finished out their rookie contract in Washington. Those failures explain the talent deficit GM Adam Peters has been working to address since he was hired in January 2024.<\/p>\n
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