It feels like we're living in a different world since we last visited the Washington Commanders Rookie Power Rankings, because so much has changed. We're now five games into the season and three games removed from the last edition, which has reshaped the order.
After Washington’s painful tie with New York, Dan Quinn acknowledged the difficulty of moving forward and emphasized resilience, but the Commanders still have to prove they’ve turned the page.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and head coach Dan Quinn became the laughingstock of the NFL when they allowed the clock to run out in a game against the Giants that they could’ve won if they had managed it slightly better.
Jayden Daniels took accountability for his costly error in the Washington Commanders’ overtime draw against the New York Giants this past weekend. Washington had a major opportunity to kick a field goal for the win against New York.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to toss 35 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in the same season can you name in five minutes?
Per Nicki Jhabvala, the Commanders are designating LB Jordan Magee to return from injured reserve. Magee will have 21 days to practice and get activated to the 53-man roster or he will revert to injured reserve for the rest of the year. Magee, 25, was a fifth-round pick by the Commanders in the 2024 draft out of Temple.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Mike Sainristil walked out of Ford Field in January 2025 with two interceptions and the look of a long-term answer for the Washington Commanders. Almost two years later, the third-year cornerback is trying to win his job back, and the defense around him just let a 14-point fourth-quarter lead get away against the Giants at Northwest Stadium.
Not every free agent pays off, but Adam Peters knocked it out of the park with the signing of cornerback Amik Robertson, who has an NFL-leading eight passes defensed through five games.
The Washington Commanders are off to a rough start in the 2026 NFL season, and their upcoming game against the San Francisco 49ers could help determine the team’s direction.
Say what you will about the Washington Commanders; there's plenty worth airing out considering their 1-3-1 record, but they're not talentless. Even if
Washington enters Monday Night Football against an unbeaten San Francisco team with disadvantages across the roster, but one quarterback comparison gives the Commanders a reason to believe.
The Washington Commanders are 1-3-1. Things look bleak: injuries are already ravaging the lineup, the team isn't playing where it needs to be, and it sits in last place in the NFC East.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Washington Commanders are 1-3-1 with a running back room that isn’t moving the needle. What would it take to change that? It has been an ugly start for the Washington Commanders, who sit at 1-3-1.
This comes following the Commanders' time-management fiasco that resulted in the club's 27-27 tie against the rival New York Giants on Oct. 11.
One franchise milestone was overshadowed by the 27-27 tie this past weekend as punter Tress Way surpassed 40,000 career punting yards. Way became the first punter in franchise history and the 36th in NFL history to reach that mark.
After Micah Parsons called out Commanders QB Jayden Daniels for their overtime mistake, Skip Bayless has jumped to his defence. The Washington Commanders’ horrible clock management against the New York Giants cost them an easy opportunity to win the game.
After the Commanders’ overtime mistakes against the Giants, Micah Parsons says Jayden Daniels has probably cost Dan Quinn his job. The Washington Commanders let horrible clock-management cost them an opportunity to get a much-needed victory against the New York Giants.
The fallout from Washington's clock-management disaster in Week 5 against the New York Giants was swift.
Less than 24 hours after Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and head coach Dan Quinn were responsible for some mind-boggling clock management, chatter about Quinn's future grew louder.
We're more than a quarter of the way through the 2026 NFL season, which is about the time when many rookies start to flash as they catch up to the speed of the big leagues.
The Commanders committed a stunning error at the end of overtime against the Giants.
It was Skattebo's fourth fumble (first lost) across the campaign's first five games.
If you told Washington Commanders fans during the preseason that the two most exciting young running backs in training camp would be completely off the active roster by Week 5, they probably would have laughed at you.
The Washington Commanders have elevated wide receiver Van Jefferson from their practice squad ahead of Sunday’s matchup against the New York Giants. The move comes with Stefon Diggs ruled out and Terry McLaurin still questionable.
For the second year in a row, Commanders interior offensive lineman Nick Allegretti has been demoted from a starting role in Washington. Allegretti started his 2026 campaign as the team’s preferred option to replace free agency casualty Tyler Biadasz at center.
The statuses of Nabers and Skattebo for this Sunday's game between the 3-1 Giants and the 1-3 Washington Commanders at Washington's Northwest Stadium were somewhat up in the air as of Friday morning.
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