AP - Commanders use NFL draft to quietly build around franchise QB Jayden Daniels
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2025 1:51 am
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels in the NFL draft got an offensive lineman to protect him for the foreseeable future and a receiver prospect to complement Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel, and the Washington Commanders should be better on defense after upgrading their secondary.
Not exactly Christmas in April, but for a team fresh off a trip to the NFC championship game that found its franchise quarterback in Daniels and made trade splashes for Samuel and left tackle Laremy Tunsil, it was exactly the kind of quiet stockpiling of talent general manager Adam Peters could have hoped for going in with just five picks at his disposal.
Washington took Oregon offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. later in the first round and Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos in the second at No. 61. Amos was under consideration at No. 29, too.
“I didn’t think Conerly was going to be there when we picked, and I certainly didn’t think Amos was going to be there when we picked,” Peters said. “We feel like we got two players that were first-round quality, so we’re thrilled and I think the board fell to us pretty well.”
Add fourth-round receiver Jaylin Lane out of Virginia Tech, sixth-round linebacker Kain Medrano out of UCLA and seventh-round running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt out of Arizona, and the Commanders can feel good about their offseason.
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jayden Daniels in the NFL draft got an offensive lineman to protect him for the foreseeable future and a receiver prospect to complement Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel, and the Washington Commanders should be better on defense after upgrading their secondary.
Not exactly Christmas in April, but for a team fresh off a trip to the NFC championship game that found its franchise quarterback in Daniels and made trade splashes for Samuel and left tackle Laremy Tunsil, it was exactly the kind of quiet stockpiling of talent general manager Adam Peters could have hoped for going in with just five picks at his disposal.
Washington took Oregon offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. later in the first round and Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos in the second at No. 61. Amos was under consideration at No. 29, too.
“I didn’t think Conerly was going to be there when we picked, and I certainly didn’t think Amos was going to be there when we picked,” Peters said. “We feel like we got two players that were first-round quality, so we’re thrilled and I think the board fell to us pretty well.”
Add fourth-round receiver Jaylin Lane out of Virginia Tech, sixth-round linebacker Kain Medrano out of UCLA and seventh-round running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt out of Arizona, and the Commanders can feel good about their offseason.
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