Washington Commanders
Draft Profile · 2006–2025 · 161 picks analyzed
Avg Value Over Expected
-3.7
Across 161 graded picks
Hit Rate
23%
Picks outperforming draft slot
Avg Pick Movement
+3 spots
Average redraft position change
Positional Drafting
▲OL27p
+43.5▼DB27p
-226.7Total value over expected
Draft Range Rank
▲Round 3
3rd▼Round 2
32ndBest / worst rank vs. league
Draft Class Performance
Year-by-year draft class rank among all teams. Color reflects relative performance.
Early grade — career still developing
Draft Investment Returns
Each circle is a draft pick, sized by capital invested. Position shows value generated versus expectations.
Biggest Steals & Busts
Top 5 picks that most outperformed or underperformed their draft slot.
Biggest Steals
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kirk CousinsTop Steal 2012 · QB · Michigan St. | 108.1 | #102→#6 | +87.7 | |
| Trent WilliamsTop Steal 2010 · OL · Oklahoma | 135.6 | #4→#1 | +75.2 | |
| Alfred MorrisTop Steal 2012 · RB · Florida Atlantic | 73.8 | #173→#26 | +61.7 | |
| Terry McLaurinTop Steal 2019 · WR · Ohio St. | 79.1 | #76→#13 | +52.3 | |
| Jordan ReedTop Steal 2013 · TE · Florida | 76.3 | #85→#18 | +52.1 |
Biggest Busts
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel ForbesBust 2023 · DB · Mississippi St. | -2.9 | #16→#251 | -54.7 | |
| Dwayne HaskinsBust 2019 · QB · Ohio St. | 2.8 | #15→#161 | -49.6 | |
| Jer'Zhan NewtonBust 2024 · DE · Illinois | -3.0 | #36→#251 | -43.7 | |
| Phidarian MathisBust 2022 · DT · Alabama | -3.0 | #47→#257 | -39.1 | |
| Josh ConerlyBust 2025 · OL · Oregon | 5.3 | #29→#69 | -38.9 |
Pick Range Performance
How Washington Commanders performs in each draft slot range compared to the league average.
Range
Picks
vs. League Avg
Rank
Complete Draft History
Every draft pick since 2006.
161 picks
Pick | Player | Rd | Year | Value | Diff | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20255 picks-91.216th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Josh ConerlyEarly OL · Oregon | 1 | 2025 | 5.3 | -38.9 | 17 |
| Trey AmosEarly DB · Mississippi | 2 | 2025 | -1.1 | -32.5 | 10 |
| Jaylin LaneEarly WR · Virginia Tech | 4 | 2025 | 2.9 | -14.2 | 15 |
| Kain MedranoEarly LB · UCLA | 6 | 2025 | -1.3 | -10.6 | 9 |
| Jacory Croskey-MerrittEarly RB · Arizona | 7 | 2025 | 12.5 | +5.1 | 17 |
20249 picks-154.925th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jayden DanielsRising Star QB · LSU | 1 | 2024 | 84.3 | +22.1 | 24 |
| Jer'Zhan NewtonEarly DE · Illinois | 2 | 2024 | -3.0 | -43.7 | 33 |
| Mike SainristilEarly DB · Michigan | 2 | 2024 | 7.5 | -27.5 | 34 |
| Ben SinnottEarly TE · Kansas St. | 2 | 2024 | -0.2 | -34.2 | 33 |
| Brandon ColemanEarly OL · TCU | 3 | 2024 | 9.0 | -20.6 | 28 |
| Luke McCaffreyEarly WR · Rice | 3 | 2024 | 6.2 | -14.6 | 26 |
| Jordan MageeEarly LB · Temple | 5 | 2024 | -1.8 | -17.8 | 25 |
| Dominique HamptonEarly DB · Washington | 5 | 2024 | 1.2 | -12.2 | 1 |
| Javontae Jean-BaptisteEarly DE · Notre Dame | 7 | 2024 | 1.8 | -6.5 | 15 |
20237 picks-137.128th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Emmanuel ForbesLikely Bust DB · Mississippi St. | 1 | 2023 | -2.9 | -54.7 | 39 |
| Quan MartinLikely Bust DB · Illinois | 2 | 2023 | 5.5 | -30.6 | 49 |
| Ricky Stromberg OL · Arkansas | 3 | 2023 | 0.5 | -20.9 | 4 |
| Braeden Daniels OL · Utah | 4 | 2023 | 4.3 | -13.8 | |
| K.J. Henry DE · Clemson | 5 | 2023 | 4.7 | -11.5 | 15 |
| Chris Rodriguez RB · Kentucky | 6 | 2023 | 13.0 | +2.8 | 35 |
| Andre Jones DE · Louisiana | 7 | 2023 | -0.6 | -8.4 | 19 |
20228 picks-102.425th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jahan DotsonBust WR · Penn St. | 1 | 2022 | 13.3 | -38.5 | 63 |
| Phidarian MathisBust DT · Alabama | 2 | 2022 | -3.0 | -39.1 | 29 |
| Brian Robinson Jr.Steal RB · Alabama | 3 | 2022 | 43.0 | +21.8 | 58 |
| Percy Butler S · Louisiana | 4 | 2022 | 5.1 | -13.6 | 63 |
| Sam Howell QB · North Carolina | 5 | 2022 | 12.5 | -3.0 | 20 |
| Cole Turner TE · Nevada | 5 | 2022 | 0.8 | -14.1 | 23 |
| Chris Paul OL · Tulsa | 7 | 2022 | -2.2 | -10.1 | 34 |
| Christian Holmes DB · Oklahoma St. | 7 | 2022 | 1.6 | -5.9 | 30 |
202110 picks-68.519th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
 | Jamin DavisBust LB · Kentucky | 1 | 2021 | 14.5 | -35.4 | 56 |
| Samuel CosmiSteal OL · Texas | 2 | 2021 | 57.5 | +22.8 | 66 |
| Benjamin St-Juste DB · Minnesota | 3 | 2021 | 9.6 | -17.8 | 70 |
| Dyami Brown WR · North Carolina | 3 | 2021 | 15.8 | -9.2 | 77 |
| John Bates TE · Boise St. | 4 | 2021 | 7.7 | -9.8 | 82 |
| Darrick Forrest S · Cincinnati | 5 | 2021 | 16.5 | +3.3 | 40 |
| Camaron Cheeseman OL · Michigan | 6 | 2021 | 1.3 | -6.8 | 48 |
| William Bradley-King LB · Baylor | 7 | 2021 | 1.5 | -6.0 | 4 |
| Shaka Toney DE · Penn St. | 7 | 2021 | 2.4 | -5.0 | 26 |
| Dax Milne WR · BYU | 7 | 2021 | 2.5 | -4.6 | 28 |
20208 picks+22.59th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Chase Young DE · Ohio St. | 1 | 2020 | 70.6 | +8.4 | 72 |
| Antonio Gibson RB · Memphis | 3 | 2020 | 44.4 | +14.5 | 83 |
| Saahdiq Charles OL · LSU | 4 | 2020 | 6.2 | -13.2 | 37 |
| Antonio Gandy-Golden WR · Liberty | 4 | 2020 | -1.1 | -16.8 | 10 |
| Keith Ismael OL · San Diego St. | 5 | 2020 | 6.0 | -8.0 | 31 |
| Khaleke Hudson LB · Michigan | 5 | 2020 | 7.2 | -6.1 | 75 |
| Kamren CurlTop Steal S · Arkansas | 7 | 2020 | 53.1 | +44.5 | 93 |
| James Smith-Williams DE · North Carolina St. | 7 | 2020 | 7.1 | -0.8 | 65 |
201910 picks-21.213th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Dwayne HaskinsBust QB · Ohio St. | 1 | 2019 | 2.8 | -49.6 | 16 |
| Montez SweatTop Steal DE · Mississippi St. | 1 | 2019 | 73.9 | +28.1 | 109 |
| Terry McLaurinTop Steal WR · Ohio St. | 3 | 2019 | 79.1 | +52.3 | 107 |
| Bryce Love RB · Stanford | 4 | 2019 | 0.0 | -18.8 | |
| Wes Martin OL · Indiana | 4 | 2019 | 3.6 | -13.2 | 38 |
| Ross Pierschbacher OL · Alabama | 5 | 2019 | -0.7 | -15.1 | 11 |
| Cole Holcomb LB · North Carolina | 5 | 2019 | 21.3 | +9.2 | 72 |
| Kelvin Harmon WR · North Carolina St. | 6 | 2019 | 3.9 | -5.3 | 16 |
| Jimmy Moreland DB · James Madison | 7 | 2019 | 4.3 | -3.7 | 37 |
| Jordan Brailford DE · Oklahoma St. | 7 | 2019 | 2.2 | -5.0 | 5 |
20188 picks-48.428th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Daron Payne DT · Alabama | 1 | 2018 | 44.6 | -9.1 | 130 |
| Derrius GuiceBust RB · LSU | 2 | 2018 | 3.3 | -28.8 | 5 |
| Geron Christian OL · Louisville | 3 | 2018 | 6.0 | -21.4 | 63 |
| Troy Apke S · Penn St. | 4 | 2018 | 8.1 | -11.1 | 52 |
| Tim Settle DT · Virginia Tech | 5 | 2018 | 24.8 | +11.6 | 124 |
| Shaun Dion Hamilton LB · Alabama | 6 | 2018 | 8.7 | -1.2 | 46 |
| Greg Stroman DB · Virginia Tech | 7 | 2018 | 25.8 | +18.3 | 33 |
| Trey Quinn WR · SMU | 7 | 2018 | 0.5 | -6.7 | 16 |
201710 picks-0.616th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jonathan AllenSteal DE · Alabama | 1 | 2017 | 74.5 | +23.4 | 126 |
| Ryan Anderson LB · Alabama | 2 | 2017 | 16.3 | -19.1 | 57 |
| Fabian Moreau DB · UCLA | 3 | 2017 | 16.3 | -9.0 | 124 |
| Samaje Perine RB · Oklahoma | 4 | 2017 | 32.1 | +13.5 | 125 |
| Montae Nicholson S · Michigan St. | 4 | 2017 | 3.9 | -13.7 | 35 |
| Jeremy Sprinkle TE · Arkansas | 5 | 2017 | -1.9 | -16.2 | 76 |
| Chase RoullierTop Steal OL · Wyoming | 6 | 2017 | 50.2 | +40.4 | 69 |
| Robert Davis WR · Georgia St. | 6 | 2017 | -0.6 | -9.6 | 7 |
| Josh Harvey-Clemons S · Louisville | 7 | 2017 | 3.5 | -4.4 | 35 |
| Joshua Holsey DB · Auburn | 7 | 2017 | 1.7 | -6.0 | 13 |
20167 picks-1.418th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Josh DoctsonBust WR · TCU | 1 | 2016 | 10.9 | -37.2 | 34 |
| Su'a Cravens LB · USC | 2 | 2016 | 13.5 | -20.5 | 16 |
| Kendall FullerTop Steal DB · Virginia Tech | 3 | 2016 | 76.0 | +51.5 | 128 |
| Matthew IoannidisSteal DT · Temple | 5 | 2016 | 38.9 | +24.4 | 86 |
| Nate Sudfeld QB · Indiana | 6 | 2016 | 5.7 | -5.0 | 6 |
| Steven Daniels LB · Boston Col. | 7 | 2016 | 1.5 | -6.3 | |
| Keith Marshall RB · Georgia | 7 | 2016 | -0.8 | -8.3 | |
201510 picks+24.011th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Brandon Scherff OL · Iowa | 1 | 2015 | 80.6 | +21.0 | 140 |
| Preston SmithSteal DE · Mississippi St. | 2 | 2015 | 62.0 | +22.2 | 176 |
| Matt Jones RB · Florida | 3 | 2015 | 3.7 | -18.1 | 25 |
| Jamison CrowderSteal WR · Duke | 4 | 2015 | 47.6 | +27.7 | 123 |
| Arie Kouandjio OL · Alabama | 4 | 2015 | -1.4 | -20.2 | 16 |
| Martrell Spaight LB · Arkansas | 5 | 2015 | 4.9 | -10.9 | 37 |
| Kyshoen Jarrett S · Virginia Tech | 6 | 2015 | 13.6 | +2.3 | 16 |
| Tevin Mitchel DB · Arkansas | 6 | 2015 | -0.1 | -11.3 | |
| Evan Spencer WR · Ohio St. | 6 | 2015 | -0.3 | -11.0 | 1 |
| Austin ReiterSteal OL · South Florida | 7 | 2015 | 30.6 | +22.3 | 65 |
20148 picks+50.710th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Trent Murphy LB · Stanford | 2 | 2014 | 47.2 | +11.1 | 86 |
| Morgan MosesTop Steal OL · Virginia | 3 | 2014 | 76.2 | +46.3 | 183 |
| Spencer Long OL · Nebraska | 3 | 2014 | 31.1 | +4.9 | 67 |
| Bashaud Breeland DB · Clemson | 4 | 2014 | 34.4 | +14.0 | 107 |
| Ryan Grant WR · Tulane | 5 | 2014 | 18.0 | +2.3 | 80 |
| Lache Seastrunk RB · Baylor | 6 | 2014 | 1.0 | -9.8 | |
| Ted Bolser TE · Indiana | 7 | 2014 | -1.6 | -10.1 | |
| Zach Hocker K · Arkansas | 7 | 2014 | 0.0 | -8.0 | 8 |
20137 picks+1.017th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| David Amerson DB · North Carolina St. | 2 | 2013 | 28.3 | -6.4 | 74 |
| Jordan ReedTop Steal TE · Florida | 3 | 2013 | 76.3 | +52.1 | 75 |
| Phillip Thomas DB · Fresno St. | 4 | 2013 | -2.1 | -20.1 | 8 |
| Chris Thompson RB · Florida St. | 5 | 2013 | 23.9 | +9.6 | 74 |
| Brandon Jenkins DE · Florida St. | 5 | 2013 | -1.9 | -15.2 | 5 |
| Bacarri Rambo DB · Georgia | 6 | 2013 | -0.8 | -11.2 | 41 |
| Jawan Jamison RB · Rutgers | 7 | 2013 | 0.1 | -7.9 | |
20129 picks+123.33rd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Robert Griffin III QB · Baylor | 1 | 2012 | 47.7 | -14.5 | 56 |
| Josh LeRibeus OL · SMU | 3 | 2012 | 19.1 | -9.2 | 50 |
| Kirk CousinsTop Steal QB · Michigan St. | 4 | 2012 | 108.1 | +87.7 | 174 |
| Keenan Robinson LB · Texas | 4 | 2012 | -0.9 | -18.9 | 58 |
| Adam Gettis OL · Iowa | 5 | 2012 | 9.6 | -6.2 | 17 |
| Alfred MorrisTop Steal RB · Florida Atlantic | 6 | 2012 | 73.8 | +61.7 | 114 |
| Tom ComptonTop Steal OL · South Dakota | 6 | 2012 | 45.0 | +34.8 | 124 |
| Richard Crawford DB · SMU | 7 | 2012 | 5.2 | -3.6 | 10 |
| Jordan Bernstine DB · Iowa | 7 | 2012 | 0.0 | -8.5 | 1 |
201112 picks-36.823rd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Ryan KerriganSteal DE · Purdue | 1 | 2011 | 73.1 | +21.3 | 172 |
| Jarvis JenkinsBust DT · Clemson | 2 | 2011 | 8.5 | -29.9 | 98 |
| Leonard Hankerson WR · Miami (FL) | 3 | 2011 | 30.7 | +4.8 | 41 |
| Roy Helu RB · Nebraska | 4 | 2011 | 15.9 | -4.0 | 57 |
| DeJon Gomes DB · Nebraska | 5 | 2011 | 0.1 | -15.1 | 46 |
| Niles Paul WR · Nebraska | 5 | 2011 | 10.1 | -4.0 | 88 |
| Evan Royster RB · Penn St. | 6 | 2011 | 6.3 | -5.4 | 32 |
| Aldrick RobinsonSteal WR · SMU | 6 | 2011 | 32.8 | +21.2 | 82 |
| Brandyn Thompson DB · Boise St. | 7 | 2011 | 0.4 | -8.4 | 6 |
| Maurice Hurt OL · Florida | 7 | 2011 | 7.6 | -0.9 | 21 |
| Markus White DE · Florida St. | 7 | 2011 | 0.0 | -8.2 | 5 |
| Chris Neild DT · West Virginia | 7 | 2011 | -1.0 | -8.2 | 24 |
20106 picks+41.69th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Trent WilliamsTop Steal OL · Oklahoma | 1 | 2010 | 135.6 | +75.2 | 204 |
| Perry Riley LB · LSU | 4 | 2010 | 23.8 | +3.6 | 90 |
| Dennis Morris RB · Louisiana Tech | 6 | 2010 | 0.0 | -12.0 | |
| Terrence Austin WR · UCLA | 7 | 2010 | 1.1 | -7.3 | 18 |
| Erik Cook OL · New Mexico | 7 | 2010 | -1.2 | -9.1 | 6 |
| Selvish Capers OL · West Virginia | 7 | 2010 | -0.8 | -8.7 | 3 |
20096 picks-61.429th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Brian Orakpo LB · Texas | 1 | 2009 | 57.7 | +4.0 | 132 |
| Kevin Barnes DB · Maryland | 3 | 2009 | 1.0 | -24.6 | 31 |
| Cody Glenn LB · Nebraska | 5 | 2009 | 0.4 | -13.4 | 19 |
| Robert Henson LB · TCU | 6 | 2009 | 0.0 | -10.8 | 6 |
| Eddie Williams RB · Idaho | 7 | 2009 | -0.5 | -8.8 | 6 |
| Marko Mitchell WR · Nevada | 7 | 2009 | -0.3 | -7.8 | 10 |
200810 picks-68.424th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Devin ThomasBust WR · Michigan St. | 2 | 2008 | 5.1 | -36.5 | 55 |
| Fred Davis TE · USC | 2 | 2008 | 41.0 | +5.3 | 72 |
| Malcolm KellyBust WR · Oklahoma | 2 | 2008 | 1.4 | -33.3 | 21 |
| Chad Rinehart OL · Northern Iowa | 3 | 2008 | 41.5 | +19.9 | 58 |
| Justin Tryon DB · Arizona St. | 4 | 2008 | 21.0 | +3.5 | 63 |
| Durant Brooks P · Georgia Tech | 6 | 2008 | 0.0 | -12.6 | 6 |
| Kareem Moore DB · Nicholls St. | 6 | 2008 | -3.1 | -14.5 | 42 |
| Colt Brennan QB · Hawaii | 6 | 2008 | 0.0 | -10.8 | |
| Rob Jackson DE · Kansas St. | 7 | 2008 | 17.8 | +10.3 | 54 |
| Chris Horton DB · UCLA | 7 | 2008 | 7.6 | +0.3 | 29 |
20075 picks-36.723rd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| LaRon Landry DB · LSU | 1 | 2007 | 56.3 | -2.5 | 103 |
| Dallas Sartz LB · USC | 5 | 2007 | 0.0 | -15.6 | |
| H.B. Blades LB · Pittsburgh | 6 | 2007 | 12.4 | +0.9 | 64 |
| Jordan Palmer QB · Texas-El Paso | 6 | 2007 | -1.6 | -10.9 | 5 |
| Tyler Ecker TE · Michigan | 7 | 2007 | 0.0 | -8.6 | |
20066 picks-34.324th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Rocky McIntoshBust LB · Miami (FL) | 2 | 2006 | 7.5 | -33.7 | 124 |
| Anthony Montgomery DT · Minnesota | 5 | 2006 | 11.1 | -3.3 | 42 |
| Reed Doughty DB · Northern Colorado | 6 | 2006 | 23.9 | +11.8 | 107 |
| Kedric Golston DT · Georgia | 6 | 2006 | 16.0 | +6.0 | 142 |
| Kili Lefotu OL · Arizona | 7 | 2006 | 0.0 | -7.9 | |
| Kevin Simon LB · Tennessee | 7 | 2006 | 0.0 | -7.3 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Washington Commanders's draft history.
Who is the best draft pick in Washington Commanders history?
Kirk Cousins (QB), drafted #102 overall in 2012, is the Washington Commanders's best value pick with +88 points over expected. In a redraft, Kirk Cousins would go #6 overall.
Who is the biggest draft bust in Washington Commanders history?
Emmanuel Forbes (DB), picked #16 in 2023, underperformed by 55 points vs. expected. Redraft value places Emmanuel Forbes at #251 overall.
How well do the Washington Commanders draft?
From 2006–2025, the Washington Commanders average -3.7 value over expected per pick across 161 graded selections. 23% of their picks outperform their draft slot.
What was the Washington Commanders's best draft class?
The 2012 class ranks 3rd among all teams that year, with 9 picks averaging +13.7 value over expected.
How many draft steals and busts have the Washington Commanders had?
Since 2006, the Washington Commanders have found 21 draft steals and had 19 busts or significant disappointments out of 161 graded picks.
