2022 Road to the Draft – Part 7
March 3, 2022
By Noonefromtampa
It has been a fairly quiet week for the Washington Commanders. It was leaked that Brandon Scherff will not likely be re-signed to the roster which most people expected to happen. Plus, on the third attempt, Washington finally got its crest logo accurate with the right Super Bowl championship dates. It should not be that hard, folks.
Freshness Rating
59% of the mock data for this week is one week old or newer, whereas 41% is two weeks or older.
| Age | Age % |
| New | 23.62% |
| 1 Week Old | 35.43% |
| 2 Weeks Old | 15.75% |
| 3+ Weeks Old | 25.20% |
| Grand Total | 100.00% |
Position Distribution
The number of mocks is up 12 this week to 127 overall, which is an increase of 10.4% over last week. This is a more modest increase from last week. The position focus is still centered on quarterback, but the overall percentage dropped 3.7% from last week. Interior offensive line, wide receiver and safety were the top three areas picking up picks in the various mocks.
| Position | Picked Count | Picked % | Last Week % | % Change |
| QB | 98 | 77.17% | 80.87% | -3.70% |
| WR | 7 | 5.51% | 4.35% | 1.16% |
| IOL | 6 | 4.72% | 3.48% | 1.25% |
| LB | 5 | 3.94% | 3.48% | 0.46% |
| CB | 4 | 3.15% | 3.48% | -0.33% |
| S | 4 | 3.15% | 2.61% | 0.54% |
| OT | 3 | 2.36% | 1.74% | 0.62% |
| Edge | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| RB | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| TE | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| DT | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Grand Total | 127 | 100% |
The players mock picked to Washington at the 11th pick are, in descending frequency:
| Player | Position | School | Picked Count | Picked % |
| Matt Corral | QB | Mississippi | 27 | 21.26% |
| Malik Willis | QB | Liberty | 26 | 20.47% |
| Kenny Pickett | QB | Pittsburgh | 25 | 19.69% |
| Sam Howell | QB | North Carolina | 13 | 10.24% |
| Treylon Burks | WR | Arkansas | 4 | 3.15% |
| Kenyon Green | IOL | Texas A&M | 4 | 3.15% |
| Nakobe Dean | LB | Georgia | 3 | 2.36% |
| Kyle Hamilton | S | Notre Dame | 3 | 2.36% |
| Desmond Ridder | QB | Cincinnati | 3 | 2.36% |
| Ahmad Gardner | CB | Cincinnati | 3 | 2.36% |
| Russell Wilson | QB | SEA | 2 | 1.57% |
| Devin Lloyd | LB | Utah | 2 | 1.57% |
| Tyler Linderbaum | IOL | Iowa | 2 | 1.57% |
| Garrett Wilson | WR | Ohio State | 2 | 1.57% |
| Jameson Williams | WR | Alabama | 1 | 0.79% |
| David Carr | QB | NFL – LVR | 1 | 0.79% |
| Andrew Booth Jr. | CB | Clemson | 1 | 0.79% |
| Charles Cross | OT | Mississippi State | 1 | 0.79% |
| Trevor Penning | OT | Northern Iowa | 1 | 0.79% |
| Derek Stingley Jr | S | LSU | 1 | 0.79% |
| Ikem Ekwonu | OT | NC State | 1 | 0.79% |
| Carson Strong | QB | Nevada | 1 | 0.79% |
| Grand Total | 127 | 100.00% |
The Matt Corral streak continues again, as he remains the most frequently selected quarterback, but Kenny Pickett and Malik Willis have picked up steam and are virtually tied with Corral. Willis overtook the second position from Pickett this week.
Trades
Since we are up to five trades, I broke this out into its own section. We have two new trades this week, both involving the Seattle Seahawks and Russell Wilson. One involves three picks and the other four picks plus Taylor Heinicke. Personally, I am not in favor of trading away a number of picks for a quarterback (again). I would rather draft the guy the team thinks it can develop and pick up a decent free agent quarterback to compete as the starter this year. Get a young guy they can coach up and surrounding him with talent is the way to build for sustained success. Washington is not Tampa Bay where one good QB puts the team in the Super Bowl.
| Days Old | Notes | Trade Team | Player |
| 5 | Washington Commanders send 2022 1st round pick, 2023 1st round pick, 2022 2nd round pick for QB Russell Wilson | SEA | Russell Wilson |
| 6 | Seattle Seahawks receive picks 11, 42, 2023 first and third-round picks, Taylor Heinicke. Washington Commanders receive Russell Wilson. | SEA | Russell Wilson |
| 7 | Washington sends pick 11 to Las Vegas for David Carr | LVR | David Carr |
| 10 | Washington sends picks 11, 42 to Carolina for pick 6 | CAR | Malik Willis |
| 17 | Washington receives picks 8 & 217, Atlanta receives picks 11, 75, 228, and 2023 2nd round | ATL | Kenny Pickett |
NFL Combine: Tuesday, March 1st to Monday, March 7th
Time until NFL Free Agency March 16, 2022: 3 weeks
Time until NFL Draft on April 28-30: 9 weeks
Sources: nflmockdraftdatabase.com