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.
Emmanuel Forbes
Emmanuel Forbes was drafted with pick 16 of round 1 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.26 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 165 out of 2222 CB from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/M0fVua0c0a pic.twitter.com/7UrzwG9PwV
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 28, 2023
Jartavius Martin
Jartavius Martin is a FS prospect in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.28 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 71 out of 974 FS from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/gWFMs95Z2k pic.twitter.com/sLWR6Q3yG5
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 13, 2023
Ricky Stromberg
Ricky Stromberg was drafted with pick 97 of round 3 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 9.57 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 26 out of 579 OC from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/o7D2XzaVmo pic.twitter.com/OzYpAQ5v3U
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Braeden Daniels
Braeden Daniels was drafted with pick 118 of round 4 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 8.73 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 165 out of 1294 OT from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/0XnyY7Uk6a pic.twitter.com/79JPzh2dF5
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
K.J. Henry
KJ Henry was drafted with pick 137 of round 5 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 8.38 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 265 out of 1634 DE from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/LwSA7k8E32 pic.twitter.com/EqeGjqzaBR
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Chris Rodriguez
Chris Rodriguez Jr. was drafted with pick 193 of round 6 in the 2023 draft class. He scored a 7.71 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 401 out of 1745 RB from 1987 to 2023. https://t.co/HhqBlirap6 pic.twitter.com/TvujapTyKd
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
Andre Jones
Andre Jones Jr. was drafted with pick 233 of round 7 in the 2023 draft class. He does not qualify for a #RAS due to a lack of measurements. https://t.co/AKPO1EY8g9 pic.twitter.com/tFJCO5Ok6N
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) April 29, 2023
