The Commanders were below average in this metric in the 2023 draft and again in 2024, consistently reaching for players.
But last year, Washington finished #11.
This year, they finished No. 1 in the NFL in terms of draft capital over expected.
Washington didn’t have much capital, but it grabbed value early and often.
It started in Round 1, when Sonny Styles slipped from an expected top-five pick to the Commanders at No. 7.
With Friday’s only pick, the Commanders drafted WR Antonio Williams in Round 3 at No. 71 when he was expected to go at No. 66.
But their Saturday picks flashed even more value.
In Round 5, they took EDGE Joshua Josephs at No. 146 when he was expected to go No. 77.
In Round 6, they drafted RB Kaytron Allen at No. 186 when he was expected to go No. 130.
Later that round, they grabbed C Matt Gulbin from Michigan State at No. 208 when he was expected to go No. 168.
This was an exercise in maximizing draft capital and making more out of less by drafting players the vast majority of evaluators expected to go earlier in the draft.
@DeclassifiedWft Conerly is a C. He really started to improve the 2nd half of the season. Amos I'd bump slightly down to a B, 8 starts no picks thats a minor disagreement though. Overall spot on
Leo Chenal's 5.2% missed tackle rate is the lowest among linebackers since the start of 2023 (min. 40% snaps at LB, min. 125 tackle attempts).
Chenal aligned at linebacker on 45.8% of snaps and on the line of scrimmage on 49.1% of snaps in that span.
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Yay 25 mil a year for a guy that averages 6.5 sacks a year......what a waste of money. He will be cut before the 3rd season with less than 18 total sacks in 2 years. 🤦♂️ same Ole Washington
Former Chargers DE Odafe Oweh reached agreement today on a four-year, $100 million deal including $68 million guaranteed with the Washington Commanders, per @DavidMulugheta and Andre Odom of Athletes First.
@funnydanny Just goes to show how much Rivera destroyed the depth of this roster with years of terrible draft picks and bad talent development. Not something 1 or 2 drafts can fix.
This is old Commanders / Redskins behavior. How to loose a fanbase 101 trade your face of the franchise instead of paying him 🤦♂️ back to being a laughing stock, that 1 year of competence was nice I guess
Our local 12u little league team are state champions 🏆 The journey to Williamsport, PA continues next week with a regional game in Georgia on ESPN!!! The boys need help with travel expenses to get there, all money goes towards the support of the team. https://t.co/y759NrEnd4
Our local 12u little league team are state champions 🏆 The journey to Williamsport, PA continues next week with a regional game in Georgia on ESPN!!! The boys need help with travel expenses to get there, all money goes towards the support of the team. https://t.co/y759NrEnd4