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Feb 23, 2022

Will the Washington Commanders have a quarterback before the 2022 NFL draft in April? If Washington coach Ron Rivera has his way, the Commanders will have their new quarterback in place long before April’s draft. - Early mock drafts understand Washington’s massive need at quarterback. Since the 2021 NFL season ended, almost every mock draft has Washington taking a quarterback at No. 11 overall, whether it’s Kenny Pickett, Matt Corral, Malik Willis, or Desmond Ridder. - Mocking quarterbacks to Washington is understandable. It’s doubtful the team will land a preferred top target such as Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, or Deshaun Watson, so using a draft choice on a quarterback is possible. - Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network is one of the premier draft analysts in the business. He’s not high on the 2022 class of quarterbacks, at least as high first-round picks. Jeremiah likes the passers but sees a big difference compared to last year. - Jeremiah released his second mock draft of the season Tuesday and didn’t choose a quarterback for the Commanders. Instead, Jeremiah gives Washington an offensive lineman. Jeremiah presumes, correctly, the Commanders will lose Pro Bowl guard Brandon Scherff in free agency. - The pick: Texas A&M guard Kenyon Green. - The Commanders could lose Brandon Scherff in free agency and Green would be a plug-and-play replacement. - Let’s take the quarterback out of the equation and focus solely on the pick. Green is a 6-foot-4, 325-pound guard who has the versatility to play multiple positions. He started games at four different positions for the Aggies in 2021. Green projects as a guard in the NFL and a high-level one. He is powerful and athletic, giving the Commanders a natural replacement for Scherff, who did so much in the run game. - While all eyes will be on Washington’s quarterback position, some outcomes could lead the Commanders to take another position in round one. - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Washington Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Washington Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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