List of Washington Commanders first-round draft picks explained
The Washington Commanders are a professional American football franchise based in the Washington metropolitan area. They are members of the East division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Commanders were founded in as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise.[1] The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in . In, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in . Washington's first draft selection was Riley Smith, a blocking back from Alabama, in 1936.[2]
Washington have selected a draft's first overall pick twice: Harry Gilmer in 1948 and Ernie Davis in 1962. Five eventual Hall of Famers were selected by Washington in the first round: Champ Bailey, Sammy Baugh, Darrell Green, Art Monk, and Charley Taylor.[3] Three first-round picks by the team have been named NFL Rookie of the Year: halfback Charley Taylor in 1964,[4] [5] quarterback Robert Griffin III in 2012[6] and defensive end Chase Young in 2020.[7] Two Washington first-round draft picks have died during their active careers. The first was Davis, who was traded shortly after the selection to the Cleveland Browns for Bobby Mitchell and Leroy Jackson and died from leukemia before ever playing in an NFL game.[8] The other was Sean Taylor, who the team selected fifth overall in 2004 and was fatally shot at home while rehabbing from an injury in November 2007.[9]
Player selections
References
- General
- Web site: Draft History . . March 19, 2024.
- Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame – NFL Draft History . . March 19, 2024.
- Web site: Washington Commanders Draft History . . March 19, 2024.
- Web site: Pro Sports Transactions . Professional Football Transactions Archive . March 20, 2024.
- Web site: NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection . Alder . James . football.about.com . October 23, 2007 . January 10, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070110030031/http://football.about.com/od/miscinformation/a/detdraftorder.htm . dead .
- Web site: DatabaseFootball.com . DatabaseFootball.com–Washington Redskins . October 23, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012204033/http://databasefootball.com/teams/teampage.htm?tm=WAS&lg=nfl . October 12, 2007 .
- Web site: DraftHistory.com . Draft by Year . November 5, 2007 .
- Web site: The Football Database . Draft History . November 5, 2007 .
- News: . NFL's Draft-Day Quagmire: To Fill a Need or Catch a Star? . November 18, 2007 . Nancy . Gay . April 14, 2000 .
- Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: Washington Commanders Team History. Pro Football Hall of Fame. March 14, 2024. en.
- Web site: . NFL Draft History: First Round by Team . November 15, 2007.
- Web site: Washington Commanders Team Greats. Pro Football Hall of Fame. March 20, 2024. en.
- News: Washington Back Named Top Rookie. Library of Virginia. Northern Virginia Sun. December 29, 1964. 1. March 13, 2024.
- Web site: AP Rookie of the Year Winners. March 16, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Winners. March 15, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Winners. March 15, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: . The Ernie I knew . November 6, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071214131619/http://www.stargazettesports.com/ErnieDavis/ernie1.html . December 14, 2007 .
- News: American football: Redskins' Taylor dies after shooting . . November 27, 2007 . December 6, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110520175827/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hDiQaCKctJga3VcwK7J8SSUZIKQA . May 20, 2011 .
- Web site: 1936 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1937 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1938 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1939 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1940 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1941 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1942 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1943 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1944 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1945 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1946 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1947 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1948 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1949 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1950 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1951 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1952 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1953 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1954 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1955 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1956 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1957 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1958 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1959 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1960 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1961 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1962 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1963 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1964 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1965 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1966 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1967 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1968 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1969 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1970 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1971 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1972 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1973 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1974 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1975 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1976 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1977 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1978 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1979 NFL Draft. March 27, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1980 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1981 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1982 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1983 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1991 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1992 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1993 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1994 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1995 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1996 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1997 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 1999 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2000 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2001 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2002 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2004 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2005 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2007 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2009 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2010 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2011 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2012 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2015 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2016 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2017 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2018 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2019 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2020 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2021 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2022 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2023 NFL Draft. March 19, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
- Web site: 2024 NFL Draft. April 26, 2024. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.