2025 Road to the Draft – Part 10
April 9, 2025
By Noonefromtampa
The NFL draft, which occurs April 24-26, is drawing closer and this year’s draft articles will be wrapping up over the next couple of weeks.
Draft Data
There are now 282 mock drafts published since December, up 32 from last week, with 56% 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 | 90 | 31.91% | 33.20% | -1.29% |
| WR | 51 | 18.09% | 18.00% | 0.09% |
| CB | 30 | 10.64% | 8.80% | 1.84% |
| OT | 28 | 9.93% | 11.20% | -1.27% |
| DL | 20 | 7.09% | 7.20% | -0.11% |
| S | 16 | 5.67% | 4.80% | 0.87% |
| RB | 14 | 4.96% | 4.40% | 0.56% |
| IOL | 10 | 3.55% | 3.60% | -0.05% |
| N/A | 9 | 3.19% | 4.00% | -0.81% |
| LB | 9 | 3.19% | 3.20% | -0.01% |
| TE | 5 | 1.77% | 1.60% | 0.17% |
| QB | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Grand Total | 282 | 100% |
The N/A comes from two scenarios, the now residual Myles Garrett trades, and Washington trading out of the first round.
The edge rusher position dropped this week with the cornerback, safety and running back all rising. Cornerback jumped significantly over 1.8% overtaking offensive tackle for the third most selected position.
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 | 20 | 7.09% |
| Donovan Ezeiruaku | Edge | Boston College | 18 | 6.38% |
| Mike Green | Edge | Marshall | 17 | 6.03% |
| Emeka Egbuka | WR | Ohio State | 13 | 4.61% |
| Nick Emmanwori | S | South Carolina | 11 | 3.90% |
| Matthew Golden | WR | Texas | 11 | 3.90% |
| Josh Conerly Jr. | OT | Oregon | 11 | 3.90% |
| Josh Simmons | OT | Ohio State | 11 | 3.90% |
| Luther Burden | WR | Missouri | 10 | 3.55% |
| Omarion Hampton | RB | North Carolina | 10 | 3.55% |
| Walter Nolen | DL | Mississippi | 9 | 3.19% |
| Nic Scourton | Edge | Texas A&M | 9 | 3.19% |
| No Pick | N/A | N/A | 9 | 3.19% |
| Jihaad Campbell | LB | Alabama | 8 | 2.84% |
| Mykel Williams | Edge | Georgia | 8 | 2.84% |
| Derrick Harmon | DL | Oregon | 8 | 2.84% |
| Shemar Stewart | Edge | Texas A&M | 7 | 2.48% |
| Tre Harris | WR | Mississippi | 6 | 2.13% |
| Grey Zabel | IOL | North Dakota State | 6 | 2.13% |
| Trey Amos | CB | Mississippi | 6 | 2.13% |
| Maxwell Hairston | CB | Kentucky | 6 | 2.13% |
| Azareye’h Thomas | CB | Florida State | 5 | 1.77% |
| Jahdae Barron | CB | Texas | 5 | 1.77% |
| Colston Loveland | TE | Michigan | 5 | 1.77% |
| Malaki Starks | S | Georgia | 4 | 1.42% |
| Tetairoa McMillan | WR | Arizona | 4 | 1.42% |
| Isaiah Bond | WR | Texas | 3 | 1.06% |
| Shavon Revel Jr. | CB | East Carolina | 3 | 1.06% |
| Aireontae Ersery | OT | Minnesota | 3 | 1.06% |
| Benjamin Morrison | CB | Notre Dame | 3 | 1.06% |
| Landon Jackson | Edge | Arkansas | 3 | 1.06% |
| J.T. Tuimoloau | Edge | Ohio State | 2 | 0.71% |
| Kenneth Grant | DL | Michigan | 2 | 0.71% |
| TreVeyon Henderson | RB | Ohio State | 2 | 0.71% |
| Will Johnson | CB | Michigan | 2 | 0.71% |
| Jack Sawyer | Edge | Ohio State | 2 | 0.71% |
| Elic Ayomanor | WR | Stanford | 2 | 0.71% |
| Princely Umanmielen | Edge | Mississippi | 2 | 0.71% |
| Tyler Booker | IOL | Alabama | 2 | 0.71% |
| Cameron Williams | OT | Texas | 2 | 0.71% |
| Ashton Jeanty | RB | Boise State | 1 | 0.35% |
| Oluwafemi Oladejo | Edge | UCLA | 1 | 0.35% |
| Bhayshul Tuten | RB | Virginia Tech | 1 | 0.35% |
| Xavier Watts | S | Notre Dame | 1 | 0.35% |
| Jack Bech | WR | TCU | 1 | 0.35% |
| Jonah Savaiinaea | IOL | Arizona | 1 | 0.35% |
| Donovan Jackson | IOL | Ohio State | 1 | 0.35% |
| Tory Horton | WR | Colorado State | 1 | 0.35% |
| Darius Alexander | DL | Toledo | 1 | 0.35% |
| Jalon Walker | Edge | Georgia | 1 | 0.35% |
| Barrett Carter | LB | Clemson | 1 | 0.35% |
| Kelvin Banks | OT | Texas | 1 | 0.35% |
| Grand Total | 282 | 100.00% |
James Pearce, Donovan Ezeiruaku and Mike Green continue to lead the board. Overall, there are 51 different players who are mocked to the Commanders across the 282 mock drafts.
Thoughts
Whether the team should trade up, trade down, or stand pat is going to be one of the big questions for the Commanders during the draft. With only five picks left after trading for Deebo Samuel and Laremy Tunsil, the team is in the lower half of the league for number of picks in 2025.
Trade Up – I only see this occurring if a player that Adam Peters thinks a top blue-chip talent remains on the board into the early part of the twenties. Almost every year, some player that everyone expects to go high, drops for one reason or another in the draft. Theoretically speaking, if Tyler Warren is available at picks 22 or 23, might Peters be tempted to trade up to select him? That is the kind of scenario that makes the Commanders contemplate a trade up in the draft.
Trade Down – The roster still has holes and a lot of free agents on one-year deals. A trade back, especially out of the first round, might yield two or three extra picks this season and next. The draft is deep through rounds two and three and trading back might mean the Commanders get an young edge rusher they need and also a cornerback or another offensive weapon.
Stand Pat – There are several very good defensive players that should be on the board at 29, both edge rushers and cornerbacks. Those are still positions of need for Washington long-term. Getting a solid contributor or even a star player locked up for five years (with option year) is always a sound move for any general manager.
As I have said before, 2025 is going to be one of the more interesting draft years for Washington in recent memory, driven by fan expectations, a sound front office and drafting low in the first round.
Sources: nflmockdraftdatabase.com, nfldraftbuzz.com, overthecap.com, sports-reference.com