B
Washington Commanders
The Commanders let Fitzgerald fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.
by AP ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 7 steals
· 0 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Ryan Fitzgerald slide, and the Commanders were the ones holding the card at the 250th overall pick. Highway robbery.
Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.
Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 29 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Somehow Colston Loveland was still sitting there in No. 79, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Circle this one: TreVeyon Henderson at Round 5, Pick 9 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
You do not let a wide receiver like Pat Bryant reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Hayden Conner in the 238th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They will replay Ryan Fitzgerald at pick No. 250 for years; that is how good the value is. Stacking talent where they were already deep.