2025 Road to the Draft – Part 8

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March 26, 2025

By Noonefromtampa

Draft Data

There are now 234 mock drafts published since December, up 12 from last week, with 61% of the picks being made or updated in the last two weeks. In the 2025 NFL Draft, the Commanders will have the 29th overall pick in the first round.  The position picked for Washington, by descending frequency, is:

Position Picked Count Picked % Last Week % % Change
Edge 72 30.77% 23.87% 6.90%
WR 48 20.51% 22.07% -1.56%
OT 29 12.39% 16.22% -3.82%
CB 20 8.55% 7.21% 1.34%
DL 15 6.41% 7.21% -0.80%
S 13 5.56% 5.41% 0.15%
RB 11 4.70% 4.50% 0.20%
LB 8 3.42% 4.50% -1.09%
N/A 7 2.99% 3.15% -0.16%
TE 6 2.56% 2.70% -0.14%
IOL 5 2.14% 3.15% -1.02%
QB 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Grand Total 234 100%  

N/A = No pick because it was in a trade package for Myles Garrett, which won’t happen now with his contract extension.

The shift away from wide receiver continues, with a 1.6% decrease this week. As noted in last week’s column, the focus on edge players will likely increase as we move closer to the draft. The edge position was up 6.9%. Cornerback bounced back up 1.3% after last week’s decrease. Safety and running back were up slightly while all other positions decreased.

The players mock picked to the Commanders at the 29th pick in descending frequency are:

Player Position School Picked Count Picked %
James Pearce Jr. Edge Tennessee 16 6.84%
Donovan Ezeiruaku Edge Boston College 16 6.84%
Mike Green Edge Marshall 13 5.56%
Matthew Golden WR Texas 12 5.13%
Emeka Egbuka WR Ohio State 12 5.13%
Josh Simmons OT Ohio State 12 5.13%
Josh Conerly Jr. OT Oregon 10 4.27%
Nic Scourton Edge Texas A&M 9 3.85%
Nick Emmanwori S South Carolina 8 3.42%
Omarion Hampton RB North Carolina 8 3.42%
Walter Nolen DL Mississippi 8 3.42%
Luther Burden WR Missouri 8 3.42%
No Pick N/A N/A 7 2.99%
Jihaad Campbell LB Alabama 7 2.99%
Tre Harris WR Mississippi 6 2.56%
Colston Loveland TE Michigan 6 2.56%
Malaki Starks S Georgia 5 2.14%
Shemar Stewart Edge Texas A&M 5 2.14%
Isaiah Bond WR Texas 4 1.71%
Shavon Revel Jr. CB East Carolina 4 1.71%
Jahdae Barron CB Texas 4 1.71%
Derrick Harmon DL Oregon 4 1.71%
Jack Sawyer Edge Ohio State 3 1.28%
Maxwell Hairston CB Kentucky 3 1.28%
Landon Jackson Edge Arkansas 3 1.28%
Aireontae Ersery OT Minnesota 3 1.28%
Cameron Williams OT Texas 3 1.28%
Jalon Walker Edge Georgia 3 1.28%
Azareye’h Thomas CB Florida State 3 1.28%
Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame 3 1.28%
Trey Amos CB Mississippi 3 1.28%
Jonah Savaiinaea IOL Arizona 2 0.85%
Mykel Williams Edge Georgia 2 0.85%
Kenneth Grant DL Michigan 2 0.85%
Elic Ayomanor WR Stanford 2 0.85%
Tetairoa McMillan WR Arizona 2 0.85%
Grey Zabel IOL North Dakota State 2 0.85%
Jack Bech WR TCU 1 0.43%
Ashton Jeanty RB Boise State 1 0.43%
Bhayshul Tuten RB Virginia Tech 1 0.43%
TreVeyon Henderson RB Ohio State 1 0.43%
Kelvin Banks OT Texas 1 0.43%
Donovan Jackson IOL Ohio State 1 0.43%
Princely Umanmielen Edge Mississippi 1 0.43%
J.T. Tuimoloau Edge Ohio State 1 0.43%
Darius Alexander DL Toledo 1 0.43%
Tory Horton WR Colorado State 1 0.43%
Barrett Carter LB Clemson 1 0.43%
Grand Total 234 100.00%

The “player picked” list saw huge changes this week. The wide receiver picks dropped out of the top positions with the first three picks all being edge players now. James Pearce, Donovan Ezeiruaku and Mike Green now sit atop the list. Nic Scourton is another player I expect to keep climbing up the board.

Position Focus

The Commanders brought back veteran linebackers Frankie Luvu and Bobby Wagner along with last year’s draft pick Jordan Magee. Washington will probably seek to add more depth to the position through later rounds in the draft or undrafted free agent signings. A few names to watch for during the draft are:

Nick Martin, Oklahoma State

Cody Lindenberg, Minnesota

Cody Simon, Ohio State

Francisco Mauigoa, Miami

 

Sources: nflmockdraftdatabase.com, nfldraftbuzz.com, overthecap.com, sports-reference.com

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