Top five most valuable people for Washington Commanders in 2024

Team owner Joshua Harris paid a record $6 billion for the Commanders in 2023. Now armed with a new quarterback, head coach and general manager, Washington could have better days ahead.

Here are the franchise's five most valuable people for 2024:

5. The taxpayer

The team’s owner would like a new stadium, but he’ll need public assistance to get the Commanders out of FedEx Field. Last year, Tennessee lawmakers allocated $1.2 billion in taxpayer funding for a new stadium for the Titans and New York approved $850 million in state and county funding to build a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills.

According to reporting by WUSA9, Harris said the team was considering sites in three jurisdictions. He would not disclose the specific location of those three sites, but sources revealed that the old RFK Stadium site is the location being considered in the District.

That could be a tall order as follow-up reports revealed D.C. is predicted to be more than $1.7 billion in debt by 2030 after agreeing to spend $520 million for renovations to Capitol One Arena in the spring.

4. Center Tyler Biadasz

Washington gave up 65 sacks last season. Buffalo had nine in Week 3 alone. As a former Cowboy, Biadasz comes from a team littered with Pro Bowl offensive linemen, himself included in 2022. As the highest-rated center in the NFC East according to Pro Football Focus, his experience should be a tremendous asset for a rebuilding team looking to start a rookie quarterback. 

3. Head coach Dan Quinn

After going 26-40-1 under Ron Rivera, the team hired Quinn, former defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys and one-time head coach of the Falcons to get the Commanders back on track. Quinn went 29-19 with a Super Bowl appearance in his first three seasons with Atlanta, but went 14-23 from 2018-2020.

2. GM Adam Peters

Washington’s new GM knows something about winning organizations. The New England Patriots won Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX while Peters worked as a scout for the team and Denver won Super Bowl 50 while he served as the Broncos' director of college scouting.

After spending the past three years as the 49ers' assistant general manager, Peters showed he’s ready to lead the Commanders by putting together one of best drafts in franchise history. By trading the No. 40 pick to Philadelphia, Peters was able to select four players in the first two rounds.

Washington’s draft class was third-best in the league according to sportingnews.com’s Vinnie Iyer while Pete Prisco of cbssports.com said, “Adam Peters killed it” and gave the Commanders his only A+ grade.

1. QB Jayden Daniels

The Commanders haven’t had a franchise quarterback for quite some time, but if that’s what Daniels turns out to be, the sky's the limit for Washington. By all accounts, the No. 2 pick in the draft has been having an excellent camp and played well in the team’s first preseason game against the Jets. 

After throwing his first NFL pass over Austin Ekeler’s head, Daniels recovered to hit a well-covered Dyami Brown in stride for a 42-yard completion. Daniels played just one series, going 2-for-3 for 45 yards with a rushing score, but looks poised to put the team on his shoulders.