The Washington Commanders have had about as dreadful a past month as any team could ever imagine. They've lost their last four games by a combined 89 points.
Fantasy managers fighting for a playoff spot can't afford to slip at this point in the season.
The Washington Commanders' offense was way down the list of problems during their beatdown by the Detroit Lions. They had absolutely no chance of keeping things close, thanks in no small part to the team's defensive ineptitude.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to throw for at least 4,000 yards after turning 35 years old can you name in five minutes?
Just because the Washington Commanders haven’t been winning lately doesn’t mean they can’t help you win. One of the best parts of fantasy football is the ability to help fans of losing teams find a little bit of winning of their own, by oftentimes leaning on players from other, more successful squads.
All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.
After a meteoric rise into a prominent role with the Washington Commanders and some sensational early performances, things have quietened down for seventh-round rookie sensation Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
The Washington Commanders are thin at running back. Rookie seventh-round pick Jacory Croskey-Merritt has assumed a crucial role for the franchise, rushing 73 times for 377 yards and four touchdowns.
Fantasy football lineups are thin in Week 8 with six teams on bye, but you still need to be selective with your roster. With that in mind, here are five players who could fall short of their projections this week.
The Washington Commanders are entering the make-or-break part of their season, with a record of 3-3 and four extremely challenging games on their schedule upcoming.
Ahead of Week 7 in the NFL, here are five players who could smash their fantasy football projections because of friendly matchups.
The most pleasant surprise of the Washington Commanders through the first six weeks of the season has been rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt. Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury gushed over Croskey-Merritt and explained why he has been able to burst onto the scene this season so quickly.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The Washington Commanders head into their Week 6 game against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football depleted at the wide receiver position. Not exactly ideal, but it's something Kliff Kingsbury has coped with effectively up to now.
The Washington Commanders selected Jacory Croskey-Merritt with the No. 245 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. He wasted no time becoming the darling of the offseason.
The Washington Commanders have been bitten by the injury bug early in the 2025 season. That's given unexpected members of the roster a chance to flourish.
Jacory Croskey-Merritt is taking the league by storm. Washington Commanders fans were quietly expecting something special from the running back despite his seventh-round billing, and he's delivering the goods so far.
After a high-scoring Week 5 in the NFL, it's a good time to sift through the madness and identify which breakout performances are sustainable for fantasy football owners.
Washington Commanders rookie running back Jacory-Croskey Merritt had 150 total yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's road win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Washington Commanders have looked like a far cry from the team that shocked the world with an NFC Championship Game appearance last season. Though they are just 1-1, the offense has sputtered in both games, and it doesn’t seem like things will get much easier going forward.
The Washington Commanders made easy work of the New York Giants in Week 1, walking away with a 21-6 home victory against their NFC East rival. There were a lot of strong performers for Washington, including rookie seventh-round running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt.
When the Washington Commanders used the No. 245 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to select Arizona Wildcats running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt, not much was expected of the rookie.
Rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt had a five-minute window where he looked like the next big thing in the fantasy football world. The Washington Commanders reportedly traded Brian Robinson in part because they believed the seventh-round pick was a diamond in the rough and a starting-caliber back.
The Washington Commanders are having people guess what kind of role rookie running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt will have within the offense. Croskey-Merritt appeared like the starter as the best running back in the preseason.
The Washington Commanders’ 53-man roster was recently revealed, and it was no surprise that seventh-round draft pick Jacory Croskey-Merritt made the team after his training camp and the preseason performances.
On Friday, the Commanders dealt away their lead running back of the past three seasons, sending Brian Robinson Jr. to the 49ers for a 2026 sixth-round pick.
The Washington Commanders have finally parted ways with Brian Robinson, clearing the way for Jacory Croskey-Merritt to be a legitimate fantasy football option as the team’s primary starting running back.
Washington Commanders seventh-round rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt is quickly turning heads just one week into training camp. After recording the highest deceleration in Shrine Bowl history (-7.29 yards/second squared), he is now showing that ability to make quick jump-cuts in a sea of defenders at Commanders training camp.
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