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Commanders

Washington · rank #25 of 32

D
DraftLedger grade
At a 40% bust line
Rounds 1–3 · 2000–2025 drafts. Change settings
69
Picks graded
16%
Hit rate
33%
Bust rate
85%
Value vs slot (100% = par)
By draft class
Grade for each year
D
B
D
C
B
C
C
C
D
D
A
A
D
C
B
C
D
C
D
C
D
C
B
F
C
C
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Each bar compares this class with the other 31 teams’ classes that same year.

The ledger
Every pick, scored against its slot
Year
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
2025
Josh Conerly
Round 1 · Oregon
#29
OL
75%
FAIR
C
2025
Trey Amos
Round 2 · Mississippi
#61
CB
19%
BUST
F
2024
Jayden Daniels
Round 1 · LSU
#2
QB
42%
FAIR
C
2024
Jer'Zhan Newton
Round 2 · Illinois
#36
DL
24%
BUST
D
2024
Mike Sainristil
Round 2 · Michigan
#50
DB
116%
FAIR
C
2024
Ben Sinnott
Round 2 · Kansas St.
#53
TE
39%
BUST
D
2024
Brandon Coleman
Round 3 · TCU
#67
OL
77%
FAIR
C
2024
Luke McCaffrey
Round 3 · Rice
#100
WR
44%
FAIR
C
2023
Emmanuel Forbes
Round 1 · Mississippi St.
#16
CB
38%
BUST
D
2023
Quan Martin
Round 2 · Illinois
#47
DB
88%
FAIR
C
2023
Ricky Stromberg
Round 3 · Arkansas
#97
OL
4%
BUST
F
2022
Jahan Dotson
Round 1 · Penn St.
#16
WR
66%
FAIR
C
2022
Phidarian Mathis
Round 2 · Alabama
#47
DT
15%
BUST
F
2022
Brian Robinson Jr.
Round 3 · Alabama
#98
RB
153%
HIT
B
2021
Jamin Davis
Round 1 · Kentucky
#19
LB
39%
BUST
D
2021
Samuel Cosmi
Round 2 · Texas
#51
OL
84%
FAIR
C
2021
Benjamin St-Juste
Round 3 · Minnesota
#74
DB
105%
FAIR
C
2021
Dyami Brown
Round 3 · North Carolina
#82
WR
52%
FAIR
C
2020
Chase Young
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#2
DE
35%
BUST
D
2020
Antonio Gibson
Round 3 · Memphis
#66
RB
70%
FAIR
C
2019
Dwayne Haskins
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#15
QB
4%
BUST
F
2019
Montez Sweat
Round 1 · Mississippi St.
#26
DE
110%
FAIR
C
2019
Terry McLaurin
Round 3 · Ohio St.
#76
WR
231%
HIT
A
2018
Daron Payne
Round 1 · Alabama
#13
DT
108%
FAIR
C
2018
Derrius Guice
Round 2 · LSU
#59
RB
2%
BUST
F
2018
Geron Christian
Round 3 · Louisville
#74
T
51%
FAIR
C
2017
Jonathan Allen
Round 1 · Alabama
#17
DE
130%
FAIR
B
2017
Ryan Anderson
Round 2 · Alabama
#49
OLB
22%
BUST
D
2017
Fabian Moreau
Round 3 · UCLA
#81
CB
164%
HIT
B
2016
Josh Doctson
Round 1 · TCU
#22
WR
32%
BUST
D
2016
Su'a Cravens
Round 2 · USC
#53
OLB
7%
BUST
F
2016
Kendall Fuller
Round 3 · Virginia Tech
#84
CB
216%
HIT
A
2015
Brandon Scherff
Round 1 · Iowa
#5
T
142%
FAIR
B
2015
Preston Smith
Round 2 · Mississippi St.
#38
DE
166%
HIT
B
2015
Matt Jones
Round 3 · Florida
#95
RB
15%
BUST
F
2014
Trent Murphy
Round 2 · Stanford
#47
LB
93%
FAIR
C
2014
Morgan Moses
Round 3 · Virginia
#66
OL
271%
HIT
A
2014
Spencer Long
Round 3 · Nebraska
#78
G
102%
FAIR
C
2013
David Amerson
Round 2 · North Carolina St.
#51
DB
95%
FAIR
C
2013
Jordan Reed
Round 3 · Florida
#85
TE
129%
FAIR
B
2012
Robert Griffin III
Round 1 · Baylor
#2
QB
38%
BUST
D
2012
Josh LeRibeus
Round 3 · SMU
#71
G
42%
FAIR
C
2011
Ryan Kerrigan
Round 1 · Purdue
#16
DE
163%
HIT
B
2011
Jarvis Jenkins
Round 2 · Clemson
#41
DT
80%
FAIR
C
2011
Leonard Hankerson
Round 3 · Miami (FL)
#79
WR
45%
FAIR
C
2010
Trent Williams
Round 1 · Oklahoma
#4
T
246%
HIT
A
2009
Brian Orakpo
Round 1 · Texas
#13
LB
123%
FAIR
C
2009
Kevin Barnes
Round 3 · Maryland
#80
DB
18%
BUST
F
2008
Devin Thomas
Round 2 · Michigan St.
#34
WR
28%
BUST
D
2008
Fred Davis
Round 2 · USC
#48
TE
74%
FAIR
C
2008
Malcolm Kelly
Round 2 · Oklahoma
#51
WR
25%
BUST
D
2008
Chad Rinehart
Round 3 · Northern Iowa
#96
T
59%
FAIR
C
2007
LaRon Landry
Round 1 · LSU
#6
DB
83%
FAIR
C
2006
Rocky McIntosh
Round 2 · Miami (FL)
#35
LB
97%
FAIR
C
2005
Carlos Rogers
Round 1 · Auburn
#9
DB
95%
FAIR
C
2005
Jason Campbell
Round 1 · Auburn
#25
QB
85%
FAIR
C
2004
Sean Taylor
Round 1 · Miami (FL)
#5
DB
53%
FAIR
C
2004
Chris Cooley
Round 3 · Utah St.
#81
TE
231%
HIT
A
2003
Taylor Jacobs
Round 2 · Florida
#44
WR
21%
BUST
D
2003
Derrick Dockery
Round 3 · Texas
#81
G
240%
HIT
A
2002
Patrick Ramsey
Round 1 · Tulane
#32
QB
23%
BUST
D
2002
Ladell Betts
Round 2 · Iowa
#56
RB
63%
FAIR
C
2002
Rashad Bauman
Round 3 · Oregon
#79
DB
24%
BUST
D
2002
Cliff Russell
Round 3 · Utah
#87
WR
14%
BUST
F
2001
Rod Gardner
Round 1 · Clemson
#15
WR
63%
FAIR
C
2001
Fred Smoot
Round 2 · Mississippi St.
#45
DB
152%
HIT
B
2000
LaVar Arrington
Round 1 · Penn St.
#2
LB
68%
FAIR
C
2000
Chris Samuels
Round 1 · Alabama
#3
T
127%
FAIR
B
2000
Lloyd Harrison
Round 3 · North Carolina St.
#64
DB
7%
BUST
F
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Washington Commanders draft history, graded

At DraftLedger's default 40% bust line, the Commanders grade D for their first-three-round picks from 2000 through 2025, ranking #25 of 32 teams. Of 69 picks, 16% were hits (at least 150% of what the slot usually produces) and 33% were busts. Move the bust line on the page above to see the ranking change.

Best picks for the slot: Trent Williams, Morgan Moses, Terry McLaurin, Derrick Dockery. Biggest misses: Dwayne Haskins, Chase Young, Robert Griffin III, Patrick Ramsey.

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