A strong fantasy football kicker doesn’t always need to be part of one of the NFL’s most productive offenses. For instance, Washington’s Drew Stevens showcased this against Philadelphia, turning a game with limited touchdown opportunities into one of the best kicking performances of Week 8.
Washington Commanders rookie Drew Stevens already held the franchise’s rookie record for the longest field goal before Monday night against San Francisco.
Coach Dan Quinn’s injury-plagued Washington Commanders looked left-for-dead against the 49ers on Monday Night Football, but drew back to within six points in the fourth quarter on a Jayden Daniels touchdown pass to Rachaad White.
Washington Commanders kicker Drew Stevens entered the year carrying the weight of kickers past with him after beating out Jake Moody in camp. This past weekend, Stevens missed an extra point against the Giants, bringing his season total to 8-for-11.
One ugly statistic has followed Washington since 2020: the organization has signed 20 kickers in six years, and its latest attempt to stabilize the position rests with undrafted rookie Drew Stevens.
The NFL trade deadline is November 10 at 4 p.m. ET, and several teams have already signaled their intent to sell off. Several prominent players have already been moved, and these 25 could follow.
The Commanders have made a decision on the first position competition of the preseason. Rookie Drew Stevens, out of Iowa, has earned the starting kicker job for Washington after a perfect outing in the team’s first preseason game and being the most consistent kicker throughout training camp.
Drew Stevens entered his first NFL training camp immediately thrust into a kicking competition with the Washington Commanders' incumbent kicker, Jake Moody, whom the team had given a one-year deal to return.
The Washington Commanders intend to release veteran kicker Jake Moody and entrust undrafted rookie Drew Stevens with the job, according to multiple reports on Monday.
When Head Coach Dan Quinn mentioned he wanted to let the kicking competition stretch into the preseason, he likely wanted to see how his specialists handled high-pressure reps.
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The Washington Commanders' kicker competition had its first real movement this week, after Jake Moody and Drew Stevens started camp matching each other.
The kicker competition is one of the few roster battles that can be decided almost entirely by the numbers produced on the field, and Thursday gave Jake Moody and Drew Stevens their first opportunity to show what they had and create some separation.