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The first player ever selected in the draft, Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger, chose not to play professional football. Riley Smith, taken second overall by Washington, is the first drafted player to play in the NFL. [3] The franchise also holds the distinction of being the only team to draft the same player in two different drafts, Cal Rossi.
The 2022 season was the Washington Commanders' 91st in the National Football League (NFL) and the first under the Commanders branding, with new logos and uniforms being introduced after temporarily playing as the Washington Football Team for the previous two seasons following the retirement of the Redskins branding in 2020. [1]
The 2022 NFL draft was the 87th edition of the National Football League's annual draft and was held from April 28–30, 2022, at the Caesars Forum on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise next to Las Vegas. The first round was held on Thursday, April 28, and was followed by the second and third rounds on Friday, April 29.
Jahan Dotson was selected by Washington Commanders in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
[2] [3] Since 2000, the Commanders have 27 different starting quarterbacks [2] [3] and only two have started entire consecutive seasons: Jason Campbell (2008–2009) and Kirk Cousins (2015–2017). [2] Only two Washington quarterbacks have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sammy Baugh (1937–1952) and Sonny Jurgensen (1964 ...
The Washington Commanders selected Nevada tight end Cole Turner with the No. 149 overall selection in the 2022 NFL draft. Washington held a private workout for Turner and Nevada quarterback Carson ...
What does PFF think of Washington's rookie class?
The team played as the Washington Football Team for two seasons before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022. Washington won the 1937 and 1942 NFL championship games and Super Bowls XVII, XXII, and XXVI. Washington has finished a season as league runner-up six times, losing the 1936, 1940, 1943, and 1945 title games and Super Bowls VII and XVIII.