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In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in 2022. [1] Washington's first draft selection was Riley Smith , a blocking back from Alabama , in 1936.
Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.
The 2009 NFL draft was televised by both NFL Network and ESPN and was the first to have cheerleaders. The Detroit Lions , who became the first team in NFL history to finish a season at 0–16 , used the first selection in the draft to select University of Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford .
Purdy was the last pick in the 2022 NFL draft and entered the season as the team's No. 3 quarterback. Injuries to starter Trey Lance and backup Jimmy Garoppolo pushed him into the starting role in ...
Dream fantasy draft pick. Drake Maye. The Commanders have the makings of a good receivers room with Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson at the top but neither has been maximized by quality, in ...
Lists of first-round draft picks by National Football League team (33 P) Pages in category "National Football League draft history by team" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The Commanders might have the best quarterback in the NFC. ... 30, led the team in sacks (10.5) in his first season in Washington and won't return on the same one-year, $3.25 million discount he ...
The Commanders have had 70 quarterbacks start at least one game in the history of their franchise. Recently, the team has been notable for its instability at the quarterback position. [2] [3] Since 2000, the Commanders have 27 different starting quarterbacks [2] [3] and only two have started entire consecutive seasons: Jason Campbell (2008 ...