Commanders draft picks: What each player brings to the roster

Analysis of Washington Commanders’ draft picks and their contributions to the team’s roster.

Newton (6-foot-2, 304 pounds), who goes by “Johnny,” was a surprising pick given Washington’s defensive line depth. The 21-year-old is a slightly undersized tackle who figures to rotate in behind Jon Allen and Daron Payne and compete for snaps with John Ridgeway and Phidarian Mathis. Multiple analysts gave Newton first-round grades and projected him as…

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N.F.L. Draft Had Some Style Winners

Fashion Standouts at the NFL Draft

“People want to sit around with the family and watch football,” Roger Goodell, the National Football League commissioner, said Thursday night before the 2024 N.F.L. draft. It is also increasingly the case that people want to sit around, alone or in groups, watching phenomenal athletes and physical specimens doing nothing more physically taxing than sauntering…

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