Commanders select Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes with No. 16 pick

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With the No. 16 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the Washington Commanders selected CB Emmanuel Forbes from Mississippi State.

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Forbes, 22, was First Team All-SEC and a consensus All-American in 2022 after recording 39 tackles and 15 passes defensed and tying for third nationally with six interceptions. He returned three of those picks for touchdowns, the last setting an FBS career record with six career INT return touchdowns.

He played in 35 games over three years with the Bulldogs, he had 142 tackles, 14 picks, and 15 passes defensed.

Forbes checks in at just under 6-foot-1 and 166 pounds, with a 4.35 40-yard dash at the combine.

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