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Standig doesn’t seem to present the idea as something that’s sure to happen, but in a mailbag question aimed about recouping picks, he mentioned that Robinson and tackle Andrew Wylie were two players who could be traded for draft capital in 2026. “Meanwhile, two of Robinson’s coaches in Washington, Randy Jordan (Tennessee Titans) and Eric Bieniemy (Chicago Bears), head running back rooms with incomplete depth charts,” Standig notes. The Commanders haven’t really seemed sold on Robinson in flirting heavily with this year’s draft class at running back before taking Jacory Croskey-Merritt in the seventh tround, and it would make some sense to deal him before the season if they don’t intend to re-sign him.

Gay will kick for his fourth team since entering the NFL in 2019. He was released by the Colts in early April after making 82 percent of his field goal tries over two seasons with Indy. Gay has been a solid kicker for much of his NFL career, though he has struggled from distance, converting just 61 percent of his field goal tries of more than 50 yards over six seasons. Attached to a high-powered Commanders offense, Gay could have fantasy upside in 2025. Washington had the league’s fourth most field-goal attempts (42) last season.

The move comes less than two months after Washington re-signed Gonzalez following his 2024 late-season heroics. He converted five of his seven field goal attempts during six regular season games for the Commanders. Gonzalez, who has played for five teams since entering the NFL in 2017, will likely catch on with another team this summer.

Brooks (6’2/184) was a highly-regarded recruit coming out of high school and committed to Alabama with offers from Georgia, Tennessee, LSU, and Penn State among others. Brooks got on the map as a sophomore with 674 yards and eight touchdowns. He didn’t play much as a junior while dealing with a shoulder injury and transferred to Louisville for his senior season. Brooks returned to form in 2024 with a 61/1,013/9 receiving line as the Cardinals’ leading receiver. Louisville used Brooks to stretch the field with a 15.1 aDOT. Brooks doesn’t have a speedy top gear, meaning he was forced to win contested targets. Over a quarter of his looks were contested in his final season, but he did manage to reel in nearly 70 percent of those looks. Brooks also struggled with drops throughout his career and logged a 10 percent drop rate in 2024. Brooks needs to flesh out his route tree and clean up the drops to find a consistent role in the pros.

Commanders’ owner Josh Harris has reportedly said he hopes to open the new stadium in 2030, which would keep the Commanders in their current home stadium, Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, through that date. The Commanders enjoyed success playing in RFK Stadium from 1961-1996, playing in five Super Bowls, and winning three, during that span. The contract for a new stadium at the old site is expected to exceed $3 billion and it is unknown if public funding will be allocated for the project. The deal is expected to be announced officially on Monday morning.

Cypress II (6’0/188) played five years of ACC football, spending his first three with Virginia and his final two with Florida State. His best season came in 2023, where he recorded 40 total tackles, seven pass deflections and a forced fumble. Standing at 6-foot-0 and 188 pounds, he’s not the most physical player and there are times where he relies a bit too much on his speed. Cypress posted a middling 55.5 defensive grade while charting in the 70th percentile in run defense last year. He suffered a season-ending injury, starting nine games for the Seminoles before going down. On run defense Cypress shows good speed and is well-balanced throughout plays. However, he has average vision at times causing him to have late reactions. Overall, the Seminole standout is a talented corner who could be a dime rotational player at the highest level.

Croskey-Merritt (5'10/206) played just one game at Arizona due to eligibility issues after spending one season with New Mexico and four seasons with Alabama State. He tallied 189 carries for 1,190 yards and 17 touchdowns with New Mexico in 2023 and had 13 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown in his singular game for Arizona. The Athletic’s Dane Brugler describes Croskey-Merritt as “a slippery runner with explosive feet.” He can be a change-of-pace back if he makes the Commanders’ roster as a rookie.

Medrano’s (6'3/222) 4.46-second 40-yard dash made him the Combine’s fastest linebacker, and he demonstrated elite overall athleticism (9.83 RAS) throughout the testing process. The 24-year-old Medrano was a two-year starter in Westwood. Although Medrano (6’3/222) is primarily a box defender, he also served as a part-time EDGE rusher and slot-coverage defender, tallying 22 quarterback pressures, three sacks, four forced incompletions and two interceptions. He gets downhill quickly in run defense but can be bullied by blockers and powerful ball carriers. His 27 missed tackles in 2024 were a positional high in the Power Five. He posted career bests in both solo tackles (63) and TFLs (14) last year. Medrano is perhaps best suited to a strong safety role while operating as a special teams fixture.

Lane, who saw a 19 percent target share in two of his final three collegiate seasons, is as speedy as any wideout in the 2025 draft class. His 40-yard dash time ranked in the 98th percentile and his burst score was also in the 98th percentile. Lane is unlikely to crack three-wideout sets in Washington’s offense. “Lane can stretch defenses from the slot with his build-up speed and is a viable option in catch-and-run packages near the line of scrimmage,” according to NFL.com’s analysis of Lane. “He gives too many clues as a route runner and needs to work on running repeatable, fluid routes as a pro. While he’s tough as a runner, he can’t muster the play strength or ball skills to win the contested-catch game. Lane’s best qualities give him a chance to stick on a roster, but he might need to earn his keep as a return man early on.”