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Logan Paulsen's NFL Draft position-by-position breakdown

A general view of the tunnel to the stage during the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Perry Knotts/NFL)
A general view of the tunnel to the stage during the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Perry Knotts/NFL)

The opinions expressed in this article are based solely on Logan Paulsen's opinions and expertise as a draft analyst and do not reflect those of the Commanders' front office.

The NFL Draft is finally upon us. In just a few hours, the Washington Commanders will be on the clock at No. 29 overall to decide who they want to add to their roster.

This year is going to be a bit different, though, as the Commanders haven't picked this low in the draft in decades. They will not have their pick of the top prospects in the class, as they have in previous years, and will need to watch as the 28 teams ahead of them make their picks. General manager Adam Peters said there's little certainty about how the first round will go after the first few picks, and several analysts agree. Many of them have said that the quality of player between Nos. 11 and 40 isn't drastically different.

Fortunately, the Commanders can still get a good player where they're picking in the draft, and Command Center analyst Logan Paulsen has been giving his take on the class. He's already released his top 100 big board and tier-by-tier breakdown, which can be found HERE and HERE. Now, we're taking a look at his top players in each position group, based on his top 100. Let's dive into it.

Quarterbacks

  1. Cam Ward, Miami, No. 7 overall
  2. Shedeur Sanders, Colorado, No. 33 overall
  3. Tyler Shough, Louisville, No. 84 overall

Running back

  1. Ashton Jeanty, No. 2 overall
  2. Omarion Hampton, No. 24 overall
  3. Treveyon Henderson, No. 44 overall
  4. Kaleb Johnson, No. 56 overall
  5. Dylan Sampson, No. 60 overall
  6. Quinshon Judkins, No. 69 overall
  7. Cam Skattebo, No. 81 overall
  8. RJ Harvey, No. 95 overall

Wide receiver

  1. Travis Hunter, No. 3 overall
  2. Matthew Golden, No. 11 overall
  3. Tetairoa McMillan, No. 18 overall
  4. Emeka Egbuka, No. 25 overall
  5. Luther Burden III, No. 30 overall
  6. Jayden Higgins, No. 39 overall
  7. Jaylen Noel, No. 47 overall
  8. Jack Bech, No. 49 overall
  9. Tre Harris, No. 64 overall
  10. Kyle Williams, No. 73 overall
  11. Tory Horton, No. 79 overall
  12. Jalen Royals, No. 80 overall
  13. Elic Ayomanor, No. 83 overall
  14. Savion Williams, No. 93 overall
  15. Tez Johnson, No. 96 overall

Tight end

  1. Colston Loveland, No. 6 overall
  2. Tyler Warren, No. 14 overall
  3. Mason Taylor, No. 37 overall
  4. Elijah Arroyo, No. 61 overall
  5. Terrance Ferguson, No. 67 overall
  6. Mitchell Evans, No. 92 overall

Offensive tackle

  1. Will Campbell, No. 5 overall
  2. Armand Membou, No. 8 overall
  3. Josh Simmons, No. 21 overall
  4. Grey Zabel, No. 28 overall
  5. Josh Conerly Jr., No. 35 overall
  6. Aireontae Ersery, No. 51 overall
  7. Ozzy Trapilo, No. 66 overall
  8. Charles Grant, No. 78 overall
  9. Anthony Belton, No. 88 overall
  10. Jalen Travis, No. 100 overall

Guard

  1. Donovan Jackson, No. 29 overall
  2. Tyler Booker, No. 32 overall
  3. Jonah Savaiinaea, No. 52 overall
  4. Marcus Mbow, No. 63 overall
  5. Tate Ratledge, No. 65 overall
  6. Emery Jones, No. 90 overall
  7. Jalen Rivers, No. 98 overall

Center

  1. Jared Wilson, No. 79 overall

Defensive tackle

  1. Mason Graham, No. 4 overall
  2. Derrick Harmon, No. 10 overall
  3. Kenneth Grant, No. 27 overall
  4. Walter Nolan, No. 34 overall
  5. Alfred Collins, No. 42 overall
  6. Omarr Norman-Lott, No. 46 overall
  7. Darius Alexander, No. 55 overall
  8. Tyleik Williams, No. 68 overall
  9. Jamaree Caldwell, No. 97 overall

Defensive end/EDGE

  1. Abdul Carter, No. 1 overall
  2. Mike Green, No. 13 overall
  3. Mykel Williams, No. 20 overall
  4. Shemar Steward, No. 22 overall
  5. Donovan Ezeiruaku, No. 23 overall
  6. James Pearce Jr., No. 38 overall
  7. Nic Scourton, No. 40 overall
  8. Landon Jackson, No. 41 overall
  9. JT Tuimoloau, No. 45 overall
  10. Oluwafemi Oladejo, No. 58 overall
  11. Princely Umanmielen, No. 70 overall
  12. Braydn Swinson, No. 74 overall
  13. Jordan Burch, No. 75 overall
  14. Jack Sawyer, No. 77 overall
  15. Jared Ivey, No. 86 overall
  16. David Walker, No. 94 overall
  17. Sai'vion Jones, No. 99 overall

Linebacker

  1. Jalon Walker, No. 16 overall
  2. Jihaad Campbell, No. 17 overall
  3. Caron Schwesinger, No. 53 overall
  4. Demetrius Knight, Jr., No. 62 overall
  5. Kain Madrano, No. 87 overall
  6. Jeffrey Bassa, No. 91 overall

Cornerback

  1. Travis Hunter, No. 3 overall
  2. Will Johnson, No. 12 overall
  3. Jahdae Barron, No. 15 overall
  4. Shavon Revel, Jr., No. 31 overall
  5. Maxwell Hairston, No. 36 overall
  6. Trey Amos, No. 43 overall
  7. Benjamin Morrison, No. 48 overall
  8. Azareye'h Thomas, No. 54 overall
  9. Jacob Parrish, No. 72 overall
  10. Nohl Williams, No. 82 overall
  11. Darien Porter, No. 89 overall

Safety

  1. Malaki Starks, No. 9 overall
  2. Nick Emmanwori, No. 26 overall
  3. Xavier Watts, No. 50 overall
  4. Kevin Winston Jr., No. 57 overall
  5. Andrew Mukuba, No. 71 overall
  6. Latham Ransom, No. 85 overall

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