2025 Road to the Draft – Part 9

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April 2, 2025

By Noonefromtampa

Draft Data

There are now 250 mock drafts published since December, up 16 from last week, with 52% 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 83 33.20% 30.77% 2.43%
WR 45 18.00% 20.51% -2.51%
OT 28 11.20% 12.39% -1.19%
CB 22 8.80% 8.55% 0.25%
DL 18 7.20% 6.41% 0.79%
S 12 4.80% 5.56% -0.76%
RB 11 4.40% 4.70% -0.30%
N/A 10 4.00% 2.99% 1.01%
IOL 9 3.60% 2.14% 1.46%
LB 8 3.20% 3.42% -0.22%
TE 4 1.60% 2.56% -0.96%
QB 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Grand Total 250 100%  

The N/A comes from two scenarios, the first being a now irrelevant Myles Garrett trade, and the second being a trade out of the first round by Washington.

The shift away from wide receiver continues, with another 2.5% decrease this week, while edge rose 2.4%. As noted in the prior column, the focus on edge players will likely increase as we move closer to the draft. Offensive tackle dropped 1.2% while interior offensive line rose nearly 1.5%.

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

Player Position School Picked Count Picked %
Donovan Ezeiruaku Edge Boston College 16 6.40%
James Pearce Jr. Edge Tennessee 16 6.40%
Mike Green Edge Marshall 15 6.00%
Emeka Egbuka WR Ohio State 11 4.40%
Josh Simmons OT Ohio State 11 4.40%
No Pick N/A N/A 10 4.00%
Matthew Golden WR Texas 10 4.00%
Nic Scourton Edge Texas A&M 10 4.00%
Walter Nolen DL Mississippi 9 3.60%
Josh Conerly Jr. OT Oregon 9 3.60%
Omarion Hampton RB North Carolina 8 3.20%
Luther Burden WR Missouri 7 2.80%
Nick Emmanwori S South Carolina 7 2.80%
Jihaad Campbell LB Alabama 7 2.80%
Shemar Stewart Edge Texas A&M 7 2.80%
Tre Harris WR Mississippi 6 2.40%
Mykel Williams Edge Georgia 6 2.40%
Derrick Harmon DL Oregon 6 2.40%
Jahdae Barron CB Texas 5 2.00%
Malaki Starks S Georgia 4 1.60%
Landon Jackson Edge Arkansas 4 1.60%
Shavon Revel Jr. CB East Carolina 4 1.60%
Isaiah Bond WR Texas 4 1.60%
Colston Loveland TE Michigan 4 1.60%
Trey Amos CB Mississippi 4 1.60%
Azareye’h Thomas CB Florida State 3 1.20%
Tetairoa McMillan WR Arizona 3 1.20%
Aireontae Ersery OT Minnesota 3 1.20%
Jalon Walker Edge Georgia 3 1.20%
Grey Zabel IOL North Dakota State 3 1.20%
Cameron Williams OT Texas 3 1.20%
Tyler Booker IOL Alabama 3 1.20%
Maxwell Hairston CB Kentucky 3 1.20%
Jack Sawyer Edge Ohio State 2 0.80%
Kelvin Banks OT Texas 2 0.80%
Kenneth Grant DL Michigan 2 0.80%
Jonah Savaiinaea IOL Arizona 2 0.80%
Princely Umanmielen Edge Mississippi 2 0.80%
Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame 2 0.80%
Elic Ayomanor WR Stanford 2 0.80%
Oluwafemi Oladejo Edge UCLA 1 0.40%
TreVeyon Henderson RB Ohio State 1 0.40%
Bhayshul Tuten RB Virginia Tech 1 0.40%
Barrett Carter LB Clemson 1 0.40%
Jack Bech WR TCU 1 0.40%
Xavier Watts S Notre Dame 1 0.40%
Will Johnson CB Michigan 1 0.40%
Tory Horton WR Colorado State 1 0.40%
Darius Alexander DL Toledo 1 0.40%
Ashton Jeanty RB Boise State 1 0.40%
J.T. Tuimoloau Edge Ohio State 1 0.40%
Donovan Jackson IOL Ohio State 1 0.40%
Grand Total 250 100.00%

James Pearce and Donovan Ezeiruaku are tied for the lead as most picked with Mike Green being third. Emeka Egbuka and Josh Simmons round out the top 5 players picked.

Position Focus

The Commanders return long snapper Tyler Ott and re-signed Tress Way and Zane Gonzalez to handle the kicking duties. Way is still a Pro Bowl level punter, but the same cannot be said for Gonzalez. It’s not a given that the Commanders would use a late round pick on a kicker. The more likely route for them is to sign an undrafted free agent. If Adam Peters decides to draft a kicker, a few names to watch for during the draft are:

Ryan Fitzgerald, Florida State

Andres Borregales, Miami

 

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

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