^The first player ever selected in the NFL Draft, Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger in 1936, chose not to play in the NFL, thus making Smith the first drafted player to play.[7]
^The Redskins' first pick in 1948 was a lottery bonus pick.
^The Los Angeles Rams traded Richie Petitbon to the Redskins for a 1973 sixth round pick, and their 1974 first round pick (revised from 1973 second round pick after Redskins learned they had previously traded 1973 second round pick). The Rams then traded the first round pick to the Chicago Bears.
^The Redskins' first pick in 1975, along with a second round pick in 1976, was traded to the San Diego Chargers for Duane Thomas.
^The Los Angeles Rams traded their 1981 third round pick (#69-Russ Grimm), two 1981 fifth round picks (#117-Byron Braggs and #132-Gary Sayre), and a 1982 second round pick (#49-Vernon Dean) to the Redskins for their first pick in 1982.
^The Redskins' first pick in 1984 was traded to the New York Giants for a second-round pick and third-round pick.
^The Redskins' first pick in 1985 was traded to the New Orleans Saints for George Rogers, and fifth, tenth, and eleventh round picks in 1985.
^The Redskins' first pick in 1986 was traded to the Atlanta Falcons before the 1985 Draft, along with a second round pick in 1985, for a second round pick in 1985 and 1986.
^The San Francisco 49ers traded their 1986 second round pick (#45-Walter Murray) to the Redskins for a 1986 tenth round pick (#270-Harold Hallman) and their 1987 first round pick.
^The Redskins' first round picks in 1988 and 1989 were traded to the Chicago Bears, as compensation for Wilber Marshall.
^The Redskins' first pick in 1990 was traded to the Atlanta Falcons before the 1989 Draft, along with a second round pick in 1989, for Gerald Riggs.
^The Redskins' first pick in 2006 was traded to the San Francisco 49ers via the Denver Broncos. It was part of the 2005 Draft transaction between Washington and Denver. See citation above.
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The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area The team competes in the National Football League NFL as a member club of the league s National Football Conference NFC East division They joined the NFL in 1932 as the Boston Braves 1 In 1933 the name was changed to the Boston Redskins with the team moving to Washington D C in 1937 2 The Redskins name was retired in 2020 with the team temporarily playing as the Washington Football Team until rebranding as the Commanders in 2022 Washington s first draft selection was Riley Smith a blocking back from Alabama in 1936 3 Quarterback Robert Griffin III 2012 Offensive Rookie of the YearDefensive end Chase Young 2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year Washington have selected a draft s first overall pick twice Harry Gilmer in 1948 and Ernie Davis in 1962 Four eventual Hall of Famers were selected by Washington in the first round Sammy Baugh Darrell Green Art Monk and Charley Taylor 4 Two first round picks by the team have been named NFL Rookie of the Year quarterback Robert Griffin III in 2012 and defensive end Chase Young in 2020 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 5 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 6 Player selections editB Back K Kicker NT Nose tackleC Center LB Linebacker FB FullbackDB Defensive back P Punter HB HalfbackDE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiverDT Defensive tackle RB Running back G GuardE End T Offensive tackle TE Tight endEnshrined in the Pro Football Hall of FameFirst round draft picks Year Pick Player name Position College Notes1936 2 Riley Smith FB Alabama a 1937 6 Sammy Baugh QB TCU1938 9 Andy Farkas RB Detroit1939 8 I B Hale T TCU1940 8 Ed Boell QB New York1941 10 Forest Evashevski QB Michigan1942 6 Spec Sanders RB Texas1943 10 Jack Jenkins FB Vanderbilt1944 8 Mike Micka FB Colgate1945 8 Jim Hardy QB USC1946 9 Cal Rossi B UCLA1947 4 Cal Rossi B UCLA1948 1 Harry Gilmer RB Alabama b 4 Lowell Tew B Alabama1949 8 Rob Goode B Texas A amp M1950 6 George Thomas B Oklahoma1951 4 Leon Heath FB Oklahoma1952 7 Larry Isbell B Baylor1953 3 Jack Scarbath B Maryland1954 8 Steve Meilinger E Kentucky1955 4 Ralph Guglielmi QB Notre Dame1956 12 Ed Vereb HB Maryland1957 9 Don Bosseler FB Miami FL 1958 No Pick c 1959 4 Don Allard QB Boston College1960 4 Richie Lucas QB Penn State d 1961 2 Norm Snead QB Wake Forest3 Joe Rutgens T Illinois1962 1 Ernie Davis B Syracuse1963 7 Pat Richter E Wisconsin1964 3 Charley Taylor HB Arizona State1965 No Pick e 1966 6 Charlie Gogolak K Princeton1967 13 Ray McDonald RB Idaho1968 12 Jim Smith DB Oregon1969 No Pick f 1970 No Pick g 1971 No Pick h 1972 No Pick i 1973 No Pick j 1974 No Pick k 1975 No Pick l 1976 No Pick m 1977 No Pick n 1978 No Pick n 1979 No Pick o 1980 18 Art Monk WR Syracuse1981 20 Mark May T Pittsburgh1982 No Pick p 1983 28 Darrell Green CB Texas A amp I1984 No Pick q 1985 No Pick r 1986 No Pick s 1987 No Pick t 1988 No Pick u 1989 No Pick1990 No Pick v 1991 17 Bobby Wilson DT Michigan State w 1992 4 Desmond Howard WR Michigan1993 19 Tom Carter DB Notre Dame1994 3 Heath Shuler QB Tennessee1995 4 Michael Westbrook WR Colorado1996 30 Andre Johnson T Penn State1997 17 Kenard Lang DE Miami FL 1998 No Pick x 1999 7 Champ Bailey CB Georgia2000 2 LaVar Arrington LB Penn State3 Chris Samuels T Alabama2001 15 Rod Gardner WR Clemson2002 32 Patrick Ramsey QB Tulane2003 No Pick y 2004 5 Sean Taylor FS Miami FL 2005 9 Carlos Rogers CB Auburn25 Jason Campbell QB Auburn2006 No Pick z 2007 6 LaRon Landry SS LSU2008 No Pick aa 2009 13 Brian Orakpo LB Texas2010 4 Trent Williams T Oklahoma2011 16 Ryan Kerrigan LB Purdue2012 2 Robert Griffin III QB Baylor2013 No Pick2014 No Pick2015 5 Brandon Scherff G Iowa2016 22 Josh Doctson WR TCU2017 17 Jonathan Allen DT Alabama2018 13 Daron Payne DT Alabama2019 15 Dwayne Haskins QB Ohio State26 Montez Sweat DE Mississippi State2020 2 Chase Young DE Ohio State2021 19 Jamin Davis LB Kentucky2022 16 Jahan Dotson WR Penn State2023 16 Emmanuel Forbes CB Mississippi StateFootnotes edit The first player ever selected in the NFL Draft Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger in 1936 chose not to play in the NFL thus making Smith the first drafted player to play 7 The Redskins first pick in 1948 was a lottery bonus pick The Redskins first pick in 1958 was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for Rudy Bukich Opted to sign with the Buffalo Bills of the newly formed American Football League The Redskins first pick in 1965 was traded to the Chicago Bears for Angelo Coia and Fred Williams The Redskins first pick in 1969 was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for the rights to Gary Beban The Redskins first pick in 1970 was traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1968 for Walt Rock The Redskins traded their first and third round picks in 1971 their fourth fifth and sixth round picks in 1972 and Marlin McKeever to the Los Angeles Rams for Maxie Baughan Jack Pardee Myron Pottios Jeff Jordan John Wilbur and Diron Talbert along with a fifth round pick in 1971 The Redskins first pick in 1972 was traded to the New York Jets for Verlon Biggs The Redskins first pick in 1973 was traded to the Baltimore Colts along with Cotton Speyrer for Roy Jefferson and a ninth round pick in 1973 and 1974 The pick was then traded to the San Diego Chargers The Los Angeles Rams traded Richie Petitbon to the Redskins for a 1973 sixth round pick and their 1974 first round pick revised from 1973 second round pick after Redskins learned they had previously traded 1973 second round pick The Rams then traded the first round pick to the Chicago Bears The Redskins first pick in 1975 along with a second round pick in 1976 was traded to the San Diego Chargers for Duane Thomas The Redskins first pick in 1976 was traded to the Miami Dolphins for Joe Theismann a b The Redskins first picks in 1977 and 1978 were traded to the St Louis Cardinals along with a second round pick in 1979 for Dave Butz The Redskins first pick in 1979 was traded to the Cincinnati Bengals for Lemar Parrish and Coy Bacon The Los Angeles Rams traded their 1981 third round pick 69 Russ Grimm two 1981 fifth round picks 117 Byron Braggs and 132 Gary Sayre and a 1982 second round pick 49 Vernon Dean to the Redskins for their first pick in 1982 The Redskins first pick in 1984 was traded to the New York Giants for a second round pick and third round pick The Redskins first pick in 1985 was traded to the New Orleans Saints for George Rogers and fifth tenth and eleventh round picks in 1985 The Redskins first pick in 1986 was traded to the Atlanta Falcons before the 1985 Draft along with a second round pick in 1985 for a second round pick in 1985 and 1986 The San Francisco 49ers traded their 1986 second round pick 45 Walter Murray to the Redskins for a 1986 tenth round pick 270 Harold Hallman and their 1987 first round pick The Redskins first round picks in 1988 and 1989 were traded to the Chicago Bears as compensation for Wilber Marshall The Redskins first pick in 1990 was traded to the Atlanta Falcons before the 1989 Draft along with a second round pick in 1989 for Gerald Riggs The Redskins acquired their first pick in 1991 from the Houston Oilers via the New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys The Redskins first pick in 1998 was traded to the Cincinnati Bengals along with a third round pick in 1998 as compensation for Dan Wilkinson The Redskins first pick in 2003 was traded to the New York Jets for Laveranues Coles The pick was eventually traded to the New England Patriots The Redskins first pick in 2006 was traded to the San Francisco 49ers via the Denver Broncos It was part of the 2005 Draft transaction between Washington and Denver See citation above The Atlanta Falcons traded two 2008 second round picks 34 Devin Thomas and 48 Fred Davis and a 2008 fourth round pick which was then traded to the Tennessee Titans who drafted William Hayes to the Redskins for their 2008 first round pick 21st overall Sam Baker a 2008 third round pick 84 Harry Douglas and a 2008 fifth round pick 154 Kroy Biermann History History by Decades Washington Redskins Archived from the original on September 20 2008 Retrieved November 15 2007 Washington Redskins 1937 present Sportsecyclopedia Retrieved November 15 2007 NFL Draft History First Round by Team NFL com Retrieved November 15 2007 Hall of Famers by Franchise Pro Football Hall of Fame Retrieved December 6 2007 The Ernie I knew Star Gazette Archived from the original on December 14 2007 Retrieved November 6 2007 American football Redskins Taylor dies after shooting Associated Press November 27 2007 Archived from the original on May 20 2011 Retrieved December 6 2007 Pro Football Draft History The 1930s Pro Football Hall of Fame Retrieved December 4 2007 References editAlder James NFL Draft Basics Determining Order of Selection football about com Retrieved October 23 2007 DatabaseFootball com Washington Redskins DatabaseFootball com Archived from the original on October 12 2007 Retrieved October 23 2007 Draft History Washington Redskins NFL com Retrieved October 23 2007 Pro Football Draft History Pro Football Hall of Fame Retrieved October 23 2007 Washington Redskins History Sports E cyclopedia Retrieved October 23 2007 Washington Redskins Draft History Washington Redskins Archived from the original on September 25 2008 Retrieved November 5 2007 Professional Football Transactions Archive Pro Sports Transactions Retrieved November 5 2007 Draft by Year DraftHistory com Retrieved November 5 2007 Hall of Famers by Franchise Pro Football Hall of Fame Retrieved November 5 2007 Draft History 1936 59 The Hogs net Retrieved November 5 2007 Draft History 1960 89 The Hogs 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