The Washington Commanders may have surprised some teams by selecting Mississippi State cornerback Emmanuel Forbes at No. 16 overall in the 2023 NFL draft. But it was clear that Washington was locked in on Forbes once the top offensive tackles were gone.
It wasn’t a shock that Forbes landed in the top 20. The surprise was he went before Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who some felt was the top cornerback prospect in the draft. Not Washington. The Commanders always had Forbes higher on their draft board.
