The 2025 NFL Draft is pretty far away from the thoughts of every Washington Commanders fan right now.
Their incredible start to the season has seen this perennial struggler come into NFC East title contention with the postseason in sight. Being 6-2 at this juncture is beyond anyone's wildest dreams, especially considering this is only Year 1 of their substantial rebuild under general manager Adam Peters.
The new front-office leader is always keeping the bigger picture in mind. Peters will be thrilled with the start made by this new-look roster, but his staff is already in the process of scouting college prospects before laying out a potential shortlist of options heading into the all-important pre-draft process.
Peters' first draft went extremely well. The Commanders picked up some immediate difference-makers. They found starters at key positions such as quarterback, cornerback, left tackle, and defensive tackle. The likes of Jordan Magee, Javontae Jean-Baptiste, and Ben Sinnott look more than capable of filling starting or key rotational pieces long-term. This went a long way to Washington hitting the ground running under the new regime.
Things look even more promising in 2025. The Commanders are loaded with more than $121 million in salary-cap space and have nine draft selections at their disposal. This is an incredibly strong position to be in and a testament to how professionally things are being run behind the scenes.
If Peters continues his exceptional recruitment and those currently around develop accordingly under Dan Quinn's coaching staff, they could go into the campaign with Super Bowl hopes. That is astonishing to say after so much misery under previous regimes.
It also means plans and prospects of interest will change if Washington's fairytale run continues. Pro Football Network's simulator has the Commanders picking at No. 26 overall currently. That's a far cry from the No. 2 pick in 2024 that eventually resulted in Jayden Daniels.
With this in mind, we took an early look at how Washington could approach the selection process with our first seven-round mock draft of the season.