Who is Washington picking in 2025?
One last mock draft roundup? Yes one last mock draft roundup, this time looking at the way too early projections for Washington’s 1st round draft pick in 2025. The mock drafters do not think Washington will be successful next season, with a draft range from #1 – #11. Vegas has also set expectations below average with a starting line of 6.5 wins for Washington in 2025. Super Bowl odds are currently at +10000.
The Commanders had 9 picks going into this year’s draft, and added 9 players with one trade down. One of their biggest needs going into the draft was OT, but that wasn’t addressed until the 3rd round with the selection of TCU’s Brandon Coleman. You’d expect that to be the top position mocked to Washington, as they will need to protect QB Jayden Daniels. OT is the most popular position, but just barely.
This roundup has 29 way too early 2025 mock drafts and 9 of them feature OTs. There are only two different OTs here, and only two of those mocks feature Daniels’ college tackle Will Campbell. The other seven mocks have Texas OT Kelvin Banks going to Washington, and his range is #2-9.
Cornerback was addressed in the 2nd round this year with Michigan’s Mike Sainristil, but he likely won’t be an outside CB in the NFL. Washington has Emmanuel Forbes Jr and Benjamin St-Juste slotted in as starters, and they lost Kendall Fuller in free agency. St-Juste is a free agent after this season, and Forbes has a lot to prove after being benched during his rookie season. Eight mock drafts have Washington taking four different CBs in the first round next year.
The only other position with significant mocked was DE/EDGE with seven mocks. There were five different players mocked to Washington, with Penn State’s Abdul Carter, and Florida States’ Patrick Payton both being picked twice. The other two positions mocked in the first round for the Washington Commanders were wide receiver(3) and linebacker(2).
Where will Washington pick, and who/what position should they take next year?
#2
Sporting News(Iyer)
Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
The Commanders will need to work more on the offensive line next offseason to better support Jayden Daniels, and Banks can be a rock of a long-term pass-protector.
Draft Countdown(Hallam)
Round 1: Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
Round 2: Jack Sawyer, EDGE, Ohio State
Round 3: Rod Moore, S, Michigan
Round 4: Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
Round 5: JJ Weaver LB/Kentucky
Round 6: Daylen Everette CB/Georgia
247 Sports(Brockermeyer)
Travis Hunter, CB, Colorado
The Commanders took their quarterback of the future in 2024 and now it’s time to pick perhaps the face of the franchise in Travis Hunter, who’s the best player in college football and a generational player. Hunter missed a handful of games as a sophomore and still notched 1,044 snaps. He had seven games with more than 100 snaps, doing so as a two-way player. That is more than two seasons worth of reps for the typical defender. He’s a silky smooth cornerback with the ball skills to of course shine at receiver, too.
#3
Athlon Sports(Easterling)
Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
If you liked Malik Nabers this year, you should be a huge fan of Burden next year. He’ll give Jayden Daniels a dynamic weapon with elite upside.
The Score(Belbeck)
James Pearce, EDGE, Tennessee
The Commanders picked their quarterback in 2024 with Jayden Daniels. That turns their attention to the 6-foot-5, 242-pound Pearce with the third pick in 2025. Pearce recorded an SEC-leading 9.5 sacks, a whopping 53 pressures, and two forced fumbles last season.
#4
CBS Sports (Wilson)
Harold Perkins, Jr., LB, LSU
Harold Perkins can play all over the defense and in two seasons logged 13 sacks and 7 forced fumbles.
USA Today(Middlehurst-Schwatz)
Will Johnson Jr., CB, Michigan
If Hunter is the premier ballhawk in this class, Johnson is its top overall cover man − and one fully capable of being the first player selected at his position. The 6-2, 202-pounder can drape an assortment of receivers all over the field, making him a highly desirable piece to help counteract NFL passing attacks.
After being bombarded for a league-worst 262.2 yards per game through the air last year, the Commanders only made minor improvements to their secondary, signing cornerback Michael Davis and safety Jeremy Chinn before drafting second-round nickel Mike Sainristil. Expect another tough go in 2024 before the organization gets its shot at Johnson, who would be the most exciting cornerback for Washington since Champ Bailey.
Fox Sports(Rang)
Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
A blue-chip prospect who would have been the first cornerback selected in this year’s draft had he been eligible, Johnson offers a tantalizing combination of size, speed, physicality and ball skills. The 6-foot-2, 202-pounder projects as an immediate difference-maker similar to the Broncos’ Patrick Surtain Jr., registering seven interceptions over his first two seasons at the college level.
Associated Press(Russo)
Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
The competition for CB1 should be excellent with Morrison, Michigan’s Will Johnson and Colorado’s Travis Hunter all vying to be top-10 picks.
Pro Football Network(Cummings)
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
The Commanders have their franchise QB in Jayden Daniels. Now, it’s time to add offensive weapons that fit his play style. With Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson nearing 2026 expiration dates, long-term security doesn’t hurt, either. Tetairoa McMillan provides both.
At a lean 6’5″, 210 pounds, McMillan looks like a pure contested WR on the surface, but he quietly has speed, burst, and bend that can match some of the top WRs in the 2024 class. He’s a sharp separator, an instinctive vertical threat, and a true WR1 in the making.
The Draft Network
Travis Hunter, CB, Colorado
NFL Spin Zone(Bedinger)
Will Campbell, OT, LSU
So you took a quarterback in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft? Get that guy some help if you’re picking high again in the 2025 NFL Draft.
How much sense does it make for the Washington Commanders to go after a player like LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell a year after picking LSU quarterback and former Heisman trophy winner Jayden Daniels? The Commanders have been reloading their roster under new GM Adam Peters, and this selection would give them a cornerstone at the tackle position.
Tankathon
Will Campbell, OT, LSU
#6
Pro Football Focus(Chadwick)
Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
Like New England, Washington spent multiple picks in the 2024 NFL Draft in search of solutions on the offensive line. They also kick off their 2025 draft by selecting a franchise left tackle, Kelvin Banks Jr. He allowed just one sack and one quarterback hit en route to an 86.8 pass-blocking grade in 2023.
The 33rd Team(Mosher)
Will Johnson, CB, Michigan
The Washington Commanders addressed their quarterback need during the 2024 NFL Draft, but the 2025 draft will likely be to address the No. 32 ranked defense. Will Johnson is a press cornerback without outstanding size (6-2, 202) and athleticism (4.44 40-yard dash). He could be one of the top cornerbacks off the board next year.
Touchdown Wire(Farrar)
Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
Touchdown Wire(Popejoy)
Patrick Payton, EDGE, FSU
#8
Bleacher Report
Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
Abdul Carter’s fit with the Washington Commanders is too good to be true.
While with the Dallas Cowboys, new Commanders head coach Dan Quinn benefitted from the organization’s selection of Micah Parsons. Quinn found ways to accentuate Parsons’ rare skill set.
Carter is another Penn State prospect with linebacker and pass-rusher flexibility. The underclassman may not be quite as explosive as Parsons and he’s making the opposite position-switch—from linebacker to edge-rusher—but he’s very much in the mold of a playmaker.
In Carter’s first two collegiate seasons, he had 16 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, three forced fumbles and nine defended passes as an off-ball presence. His effectiveness can ratchet up this fall as a full-time edge defender.
Bleacher Report(Rill)
Harold Perkins, Jr., LB, LSU
Bleacher Report(Buckley)
Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State
DraftKings Nation(Simon)
Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
Barstool Sports(Cheah)
JT Tuimoloau, EDGE, Ohio State
They dealt both Montez Sweat and Chase Young and need to revamp along the outside. In this situation they go back to the Ohio State well with the 6’4” 269 lbs. pass rusher.
The Game Haus(DiTullio)
Benjamin Morrison, CB, Notre Dame
A big athletic corner could be exactly what Washington’s defense needs to take a step forward under Dan Quinn.
With the First Pick(McGlynn)
Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas
Time to protect the quarterback. Even though it is a different coach, front office and ownership group running the team, they will not make the same mistakes the franchise did with Robert Griffin III. Banks can become Jayden Daniels’ personal bodyguard. The Texas junior is built solid and displays great power. He has room to improve his foot speed a bit, but he largely locked up Dallas Turner in their meeting this past season. Adding him gives Washington a franchise tackle to anchor the offensive line, something they need unless Brandon Coleman dazzles as a rookie.
#9
Yardbarker(Trachtman)
Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
Washington has worked to revamp the offensive line for the second consecutive offseason, but it remains to be seen if they have their long-term left tackle. Banks has been an elite performer, though he could push to the interior at 6-foot-4.
Dolphins Wire(Stites)
Kelvin Banks Jr., OT, Texas
The Commanders got their quarterback of the future in Jayden Daniels, who already has veteran weapons in Terry McLaurin, Jahan Dotson, and Austin Ekeler. The priority needs to be keeping him upright for the long-term.
NBC Sports Philadelphia(Frank)
Mykel Williams, Edge, Georgia
Montez Sweat is now with the Bears, Chase Young is now with the Saints and the Commanders go edge here with the 6-foot-5, 265-pound Williams, an athletic freak. Williams has 13 tackles for loss and nine sacks in two seasons and while the production hasn’t been elite, his traits are. Williams has the length, explosion and bend teams are looking for from edge rushers. Williams is only 19 and will be 20 as an NFL rookie, so his upside is unlimited. If he bumps up his production this coming season, he’s a top-10 pick.
#11
Walter Football(Campbell)
Patrick Payton, DE, Florida State
The Commanders no longer have either Montez Sweat and Chase Young. Here’s a difference-maker.
Payton (6-5, 240) was superb in 2023, making a lot of clutch plays for the Seminoles. He totaled 43 tackles, seven sacks and nine passes batted on the year, but he also was more disruptive than the numbers illustrate. In 2022, he totaled 31 tackles, five sacks and three passes batted.
Walter Football
Gentry Williams, CB, Oklahoma
Emmanuel Forbes looked like a colossal bust last year. A new cornerback could be obtained in the first round if Forbes continues to struggle.
Gentry Williams is a great athlete with plus ball skills.
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