Washington Commanders: 2025 NFL Draft Class
Washington Commanders
2025 NFL Draft
Five (5) Players Drafted
- 1.29 — Josh Conerly Jr.
OT, Oregon - 2.29 — Trey Amos
CB, Ole Miss - 4.26 — Jaylin Lane
WR, Virginia Tech - 6.29 — Kain Medrano
LB, UCLA - 7.29 — Jacory Croskey-Merritt
RB, Arizona
Sports Info Solutions
Below, I've clipped intel from each prospects reports on the SIS NFL Draft Site, including their overall grade, how they graded in certain critical and positional factors, as well as scouting notes.
- Overall Grade: Each player was graded based on how the scout thought they would perform in the NFL by the beginning of their second year. Their projected role by Year 2 is shown in (parentheses) alongside their scouting grade and a brief description.
- Critical and Positional Factors: Each factor is graded on a scale from 1-9. If a player has no below the line or above the line grades, meaning they graded out as sufficient (5) or good (6) in all factors, they won't have a callout in their profile below.
Josh Conerly Jr., OT
SIS Grade: 6.6 (Lower End Starter): Only a 1 position player
Trey Amos, CB
SIS Grade: 6.6 (#3 CB): 3rd CB - Capable starter/better depth (I/O flex mandatory)
Jaylin Lane, WR
SIS Grade: 5.9 (#4 Backup w/SPT): Quality depth level 4th WR with SPT ability
Kain Medrano, WLB
SIS Grade: 5.9 (Top Backup): Top depth level LB, but non-starter - quality SPT player
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, RB
SIS Grade: 5.6 (Backup; Role Runner): Either 1st & 2nd down or 3rd down only player
UDFA Signings
WR Jacoby Jones, UCF
WR Ja'Corey Brooks, Louisville
G Timothy McKay, North Carolina State
DI Ricky Barber, UCF
CB Car'lin Vigers, Louisiana-Monroe
CB Fentrell Cyprus II, Florida State
S Robert McDaniel, Jackson State
S Trey Rucker, Oklahoma State
Minicamp Invites
QB Collin Schlee, Virginia Tech
T Ben Wrather, Northwestern
S Gabe Taylor, Rice
LS Josh Wojciechowicz, Colorado School of Mines
3-Round Mock Draft
2025 WAS Commanders Mock
3-Round Mock Draft Logic
- 1.29 (29)
Matthew Golden, WR - TRADE!
Pick 61 to SF for 75, 138, & 160 - 3.11 (75)
Demetrius Knight Jr., LB
SIS Scouting Reports — Grade (Scale)
- Matthew Golden, WR — 6.6 (Lower-end Starter)
- Demetrius Knight Jr., MLB — 6.5 (Lower-end Starter)
The Commanders traded for Laremy Tunsil and Deebo Samuel this offseason to further aid the development of superstar sophomore QB Jayden Daniels. Deebo is a perfect scheme fit for Kliff Kingsbury's horizontal raid, and Tunsil should buy Daniels a few more ticks to uncork the deep ball, one of his very best traits.
That's where Matthew Golden comes in. The speedy Texas wideout had the fastest forty time at the Combine but wasn't the most consistently productive receiver at Houston or Texas during his time in college. He's an excellent route runner who creates separation, however, and that's the name of the game in today's NFL. If he's available when the Commanders are on the clock, they shouldn't think twice about calling in the pick.
On Day 2, the effort turns to recouping some of the draft capital they sent away to acquire the aforementioned veterans, Tunsil and Samuel. They phone a friend in the Bay, slide back 15 spots, and pick up two Day 3 picks in the process to add depth to their aging defense.
With the 75th pick in the draft, they select the heir apparent to Bobby Wagner in Demetrius Knight Jr., a mature, throwback of a middle linebacker with similar measurables, mettle, and mental to learn from the future Hall of Famer.
Brad Beatson
Other Potential Picks
- Day 1: Donovan Ezeiruaku, Josh Conerly Jr., Jahdae Barron, Jayden Higgins, Maxwell Hairston
- Day 2: Kyle Kennard, Wyatt Milum, Kaleb Johnson, Tre Harris, Ashton Gillotte, Anthony Belton, Femi Oladejo, Quincy Riley, Bhayshul Tuten, Pat Bryant, Jonas Sanker, Jordan Phillips
- Day 3: Xavier Restrepo, Jaydon Blue, Woody Marks, Ollie Gordon II, Tai Felton, Teddye Buchanan, Arian Smith, David Walker, Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan, Dont'e Thornton, Da'Quan Felton, Chandler Martin, B.J. Green, Roc Taylor, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Adin Huntington, Aiden Williams, Andres Borregales, Car'lin Vigers, Jamaal Pritchett, Jarquez Hunter, Jaylin Smith, Kaden Prather, Robert McDaniel, Ryan Fitzgerald, Sean Fresch, Tommy Mellott, Wyatt Ekeler, Xavier Robiou