The Washington Commanders entered the 2023 NFL draft with a purpose in mind. Head coach Ron Rivera wanted multi-year college starters with high character, positional flexibility and elite athleticism.
Washington added terrific athletes in the secondary, Emmanuel Forbes and Jartavius Martin, two athletic offensive linemen, Ricky Stromberg and Braeden Daniels and a pair of long, athletic pass rushers.
Kent Lee Platte of RAS.football developed a model called the Relative Athletic Score that measures a player’s athletic testing in relation to size and historical context.
Platte’s model grades players on a 1-10 scale. Here’s how Platte’s model graded the Commanders’ 7-player class.