How many picks do the Washington Commanders have in the 2025 NFL Draft? Here’s the latest look at Washington’s capital for the 2025 cycle and the positional needs that might demand the most attention in the coming offseason.
What Are the Washington Commanders’ Draft Picks in 2025?
- Round 1, Pick 29
- Round 2, Pick 61
- Round 4, Pick 128 (from HOU)
- Round 6, Pick 205
- Round 7, Pick 245
How Many Picks Do the Commanders Have in the 2025 NFL Draft?
Currently, the Commanders have five picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. The most recent trade they made involving their draft picks was for Laremy Tunsil, where they sent a third and seventh round pick in exchange for the offensive lineman and a fourth round pick. They also made a trade for San Francisco 49ers WR Deebo Samuel, where they sent their fifth round pick in return.
There was a trade that would have changed the Commanders’ late-round outlook slightly, had its conditions been fulfilled. Late in the 2022 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for cornerback William Jackson III, in a proposed sixth- and seventh-round pick swap.
The trade would have given the Commanders an extra sixth-round pick while costing them a seventh-round pick. However, Jackson proceeded to play zero downs for the Steelers. Thus, the trade’s conditions were not fulfilled and the trade reverted.
What Are the Commanders’ Biggest Needs in 2025?
The Washington Commanders were the breakout stars of the 2024 season under Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels. They enter the offseason in an odd position for a team that made the NFC Championship Game, with more than $75 million in cap space for the upcoming season. That puts Washington in an incredible position in terms of upgrading its roster this offseason.
Those upgrades started at wide receiver, where Terry McLaurin needed a reliable running mate. The Commanders used a rotating cast of characters at the position last season, and nearly all of them are free agents this offseason. They added a dynamic playmaker in Deebo Samuel via trade and will likely look to add more depth as the offseason wears on.
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They also need to replace Zach Ertz at tight end. While that was a lower priority relative to wide receiver, the acquisition of Deebo essentially makes TE and WR equal in terms of needs.
The Commanders’ main concern last season was their defense. They improved throughout the year, but we saw them exposed at times in the playoffs. There are needs at all three levels, both to replace upcoming free agents and upgrade the starting-level options.
The needs in terms of impact are EDGE, cornerback, safety, and linebacker, but you can make the case that all of them need to be addressed in equal measures. It will be intriguing to see if the Commanders can bring a few of their free agents back before the new league year and then add more talent across the depth chart in free agency and through the draft.