The Athletic has live coverage of the second and third rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. Read more of The Athletic’s coverage from the 2025 NFL Draft: Best Players Available | Round 1 Grades | Rounds 2 & 3 Grades | Round 1 Winners & Losers The Washington Commanders enter the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday with five picks over the three-day event.

The Washington Commanders were arguably the story of the 2024 NFL season. In the first year of the Dan Quinn era, Washington went from 4-13 to 12-5 in a magical campaign that ended in the NFC Championship game.

Conerly is the fourth Oregon offensive lineman and 24th player in program history to be picked in the first round of the NFL draft, including 11 since 2013. The last UO offensive lineman drafted in the first round was Penei Sewell, who went No. 7 to the Detroit Lions in 2021.