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The Commanders’ D/ST unit finished 29th in total scoring last year, while tying for the third-most yards allowed per play at 6.0. This year, the coaches hope to wield “waves of players that [can] apply pressure” and schematic disguises to cause hesitation in quarterbacks and create takeaways. The front office revamped the defense’s front-seven, highlighted by EDGE Odafe Oweh’s four-year, $100 million contract, and added slot DB Amik Robertson in free agency. The rest of the secondary contains question marks. If Quinn can effectively implement new DC Daronte Jones’ blitzing concepts, derived from his time studying under Vikings DC Brian Flores, the unit should improve its play. Unfortunately, they play in a division loaded with high-end offenses. If the secondary cannot uphold its end of the bargain, the pass defense could remain a unit to target for fantasy purposes.

Sanchez was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award last year, which is given to college football’s top kicker. He recently had an hour-long phone call with the Eagles and also met with them privately after Houston’s Pro Day. Sanchez is scheduled to attend the Falcons’ local day as well. He spent his first three college seasons kicking for Old Dominion and spent his fourth and final college season at Houston. He converted 20-of-25 field goals during the regular season and 38-of-38 extra point attempts. He could be K1-viable as a rookie via any one of these four potential landing spots.

While Quinn suggests the team will remain open to bringing back the future HOFer, he also adds that the team feels like there are “some players that are about to take off at [Wagner’s] position.” In addition to players like Frankie Luvu and Jordan Magee, the Commanders also went out and signed inside linebacker Leo Chenal this offseason. With Chenal expected to share starting duties with Luvu in the Commanders’ 3-4 defense, there leaves little room for Wagner, who could undoubtedly sign elsewhere as a starter. It seems highly unlikely Wagner will return to the Commanders next season.

Edmonds spent the 2025 season as a member of the Commanders’ practice squad. He logged just one offensive snap all year. Edmonds notably suffered a season-ending knee injury in August 2024. He spent the 2023 season with the Buccaneers, the 2022 season with the Broncos and the four seasons before that with the Cardinals, who drafted him in the 2018 NFL Draft’s fourth round. Edmonds is also exploring opportunities in broadcasting and acting. He is unlikely to be fantasy-relevant in 2026.

Witherspoon, 31, gets a one-year deal. The signing reunites the veteran cornerback with Commanders general manager Adam Peters. Witherspoon entered the NFL as a third-round pick with the 49ers back in 2017, the same year that Peters was hired as the 49ers’ vice president of player personnel. Witherspoon intercepted one pass while playing in eight games last year.

Witherspoon missed a lot of last season with a shoulder injury and wound up playing just 186 snaps for the Rams in 2024. Entering his age-32 season, he’d probably only be fighting for a roster spot if the Commanders decided to sign him.

A long-time Buccaneers staple, Triner’s career as a snapper of balls that travel more than the normal amount of distance in a snap has dwindled of late. He played in 77 games from 2019-2023, but just 10 the last two years between Tampa, Miami, and the Commanders. He’ll look to revive his career prospects — one of the few classes of NFL player that can say this at age 35 — in New Jersey.

We surprisingly haven’t seen much on Jauan Jennings in free agency to this point, Keim has connected the dots to Jennings as a potential option for the Commanders before, but it doesn’t seem like that will happen. It’s possible that Jennings’ agents have simply misread his market and he’ll have to settle for a one-year deal somewhere, but there are plenty of teams that could use a big-bodied possession receiver like Jennings still.

The lack of investment at running back really stands out for the Commanders now that we’re through early free agency and they have “Bill” Croskey-Merritt and Rachaad White (on a one-year deal) tabbed as their top backs. Love will threaten fantasy RB1 production right away, so his landing spot is of particular interest to us. It does feel like Love’s floor will be around the 7-10 range in the draft, and the Commanders would certainly offer him a spot where he’d be assured a big workload right away.

The Commanders lost last year’s starting center, Tyler Biadasz, in free agency. He signed with the Chargers. Allegretti has played eight games at center in his seven-year career. He played center and right guard for the Commanders last year, earning a 44.3 PFF offense grade. Keim believes this is a position to watch. We agree. Bringing in outside help seems likely.