2023 NFL mock draft: NFC East team predictions during Scouting Combine
Washington Commanders mock draft: 2023 Scouting Combine edition
1st Round 16th Pick – Tanner McKee, Quarterback, Stanford
Career Stats: 5,336 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, 15 interceptions, 63.2 completion percentage
2nd Round 47th Pick – Dawand Jones, Tackle, Ohio State
Career Stats: 1,633 career starts at tackle
3rd Round 97th Pick – Nick Herbig, Edge, Wisconsin
Career Stats: 134 total tackles, 36 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 7 passes defended
Update: #Commanders Pro Bowl DT Daron Payne is among the candidates to be franchise tagged, according to @AdamSchefter
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) February 21, 2023
It would cost Washington $18.9M to tag him. They already pay fellow DL Jonathan Allen around $18M per season pic.twitter.com/R4RycnfV9U
The Commanders were once again dead last in the NFC East and are looking to turn things around but need a lot of help in doing so. Unfortunately, they tried to trade up but were unwilling to part with crucial draft picks so instead they settled on quarterback Tanner McKee out of Stanford to come in and give them a quarterback they think can help them win.
They then added Dawand Jones to give McKee some added protection along the offensive line. In the third round, they elected to take Nick Herbig who for some reason was still around giving them added depth at edge rusher. They still have much more that needs to be done but it’s a nice foundation to build on.