The first draft pick of the newly named Washington Commanders? Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson.
Washington traded back from No. 11 overall in the first round to No. 16, and still took Dotson higher than many draft experts expected. But wideouts were flying off the board starting at No. 8, with Drake London to Atlanta. That kicked off a run in which four of five picks were receivers, and Dotson ended up being the fifth pass-catcher selected — ahead of Arkansas star Treylon Burks.
Dotson, a 5-foot-11, 178-pound graduate of Nazareth High School in eastern Pennsylvania, improved his numbers each season at Penn State. He finished strong last year as a senior, catching 91 passes for 1,182 yards and 12 touchdowns.
