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NFL analyst: Commanders should trade down in 2025 NFL draft

The 2025 NFL draft is just a month away and the Washington Commanders have decisions to make, much like every other team in the NFL. They have the 29th overall pick in the draft but lack any picks in the third and fourth rounds because of trade activity. The Commanders lack draft capital in 2025 and 2026 because of trading, which is why ESPN's Bill Barnwell suggests that the Commanders trade the 29th overall pick.

This one might feel like a surprise. The Commanders were last year's surprise contenders. Teams with a star quarterback on a rookie deal typically get aggressive and move up the board, since they can use free agency to supplement their roster and aren't as reliant on adding cost-controlled starters around their signal-caller.