The Washington Commanders are parting ways with another former first-round pick.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Commanders have their 2023 first-round pick Emmanuel Forbes after just 20 games with the team.
The Commanders selected Forbes with the No. 16 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft by then head coach Ron Rivera. He came into the league undersized but the Commanders liked his ballhawking ability. He finished his collegiate career at Mississippi State with seven pick-sixes, which is an NCAA record.
Despite the collegiate success, Forbes struggled to keep up with NFL receivers and was quickly dropped down the Commanders depth chart.
The Commanders drafted Mike Sainristil in the second round of this year’s draft and traded for Marshon Lattimore from the New Orleans Saints.
With Forbes gone, the Commanders have moved on from every first-round pick from 2019-23. Jonathan Allen from 2017, Daron Payne from 2018 and Jayden Daniels from 2024 are the only first-round picks from the organization that are still on the roster.
