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 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.
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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.