Commanders updated depth chart ahead of the final preseason game versus New England

Since there have been many. last weeks preseason road changes to the roster. loss against the Dolphins, Additions DE Justin Hollins. there have been many signed LB Chappelle Russell. changes to the roster

signed DE Kendrell Brooks. dir="ltr">Additions

• DE Justin Hollins signed S Sheldrick Redwine. signed

• LB Chappelle signed K Cade York. Russell signed

• DE acquired in trade C. Kendrell Brooks signed

• Cameron Tom signed Subtractions. dir="ltr">S Sheldrick Redwine signed

• WR Jahan Dotson traded. dir="ltr">

  K Cade York to Eagles LB Bo. acquired in trade

• Bauer released (injury settlement). dir="ltr">C Cameron Tom signed

LB Keandre Jones waived. dir="ltr">Subtractions

• WR Jahan S Ben Nikkel waived. Dotson traded to Eagles

• K Riley Patterson waived. dir="ltr">

  LB Bo Bauer C J.C. Hassenauer released. released (injury settlement)

• UPDATED DEPTH CHART The. dir="ltr">LB Keandre Jones waived

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  S Ben Nikkel some players names are. waived

• K Riley 2024 cap hits per. Patterson waived

• C Over the Cap. Please. J.C. Hassenauer released

UPDATED note that assigned positions. DEPTH CHART

The numbers and color coding are. that appear beside some my own personal opinions.. players names are 2024 They do not necessarily. cap hits per Over represent the thinking of. the Cap.

Please note Washingtons coaches or front. that assigned positions and office, nor are they. color coding are my necessarily consistent with fan. own personal opinions. They consensus. This chart represents. do not necessarily represent my personal interpretation, and. the thinking of Washingtons may not reflect the. coaches or front office, thoughts of other writers. nor are they necessarily on Hogs Haven. Finally,. consistent with fan consensus. when it comes to. This chart represents my backup players, I dont. personal interpretation, and may put much effort into. not reflect the thoughts making sure that they. of other writers on are on the right. Hogs Haven. Finally, when or left or behind. it comes to backup the specific player that. players, I dont put they backup. I mostly. much effort into making just try to fit. sure that they are everyone on the chart. on the right or efficiently. The Commanders currently. left or behind the have 91 players on. specific player that they the roster (including one. backup. I mostly just International Pathway Player who. try to fit everyone is exempt from the. on the chart efficiently.

usual 90-man limit). Going. dir="ltr">The Commanders currently have into the second preseason. 91 players on the game, the team has. roster (including one International 43 offensive players, 45. Pathway Player who is defensive players, and 3. exempt from the usual specialists (K, P, LS).. 90-man limit). Going into Some notes on players/positions. the second preseason game, WR Jahan Dotson The. the team has 43 biggest Commanders roster news. offensive players, 45 defensive of the week was. players, and 3 specialists the trade of Jahan. (K, P, LS).

Some Dotson + a 5th. notes on players/positions

WR -round pick to the. Jahan Dotson

The biggest Eagles for a 3rd. Commanders roster news of + a pair of. the week was the 7th-rounders. A Dotson trade. trade of Jahan Dotson had felt increasingly inevitable. + a 5th -round throughout training camp, with. pick to the Eagles reports that Dotson didnt. for a 3rd + seem to be fitting. a pair of 7th-rounders. in very comfortably. Washingtons. A Dotson trade had front office gets some. felt increasingly inevitable throughout return of draft capital. training camp, with reports from a situation that. that Dotson didnt seem seemed to be deteriorating.. to be fitting in Related The Washington Commanders. very comfortably. Washingtons front trade Jahan Dotson to. office gets some return the Philadelphia Eagles Ive. of draft capital from always liked Dotson and. a situation that seemed would like to wish. to be deteriorating.

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him good luck, but...Philly.. dir="ltr">The Washington Commanders trade Heres how Bleeding Green. Jahan Dotson to the Nation assessed the trade:. Philadelphia Eagles

Ive always [T]he Eagles seem to. liked Dotson and would think that theyre buying. like to wish him low on Dotson and. good luck, but...Philly.

Heres that he can be. how Bleeding Green Nation better than he was. assessed the trade:

[T]he last season. He arrives. Eagles seem to think in Philly with lower. that theyre buying low expectations than he had. on Dotson and that in Washington by virtue. he can be better of being a first-round. than he was last pick. The Eagles are. season. He arrives in realistically hoping hell be. Philly with lower expectations a solid contributor to. than he had in pair with their two. Washington by virtue of top-notch receivers in A.J.. being a first-round pick. Brown and DeVonta Smith.. The Eagles are realistically Its also worth noting. hoping hell be a that he has two. solid contributor to pair years left on his. with their two top-notch rookie contract, plus a. receivers in A.J. Brown potential fifth-year option for. and DeVonta Smith. Its 2026. LB Jordan Magee. also worth noting that Magee suffered a meniscus. he has two years tear and underwent surgical. left on his rookie repair recently (head coach. contract, plus a potential Dan Quinn initially and. fifth-year option for 2026.

mistakenly said it was. dir="ltr">LB Jordan Magee

Magee an MCL tear). This. suffered a meniscus tear will likely keep Magee. and underwent surgical repair out for several weeks,. recently (head coach Dan meaning that he should. Quinn initially and mistakenly miss the start of. said it was an the season. In prior. MCL tear). This will years, this would have. likely keep Magee out been more problematic. Under. for several weeks, meaning last years rules, for. that he should miss example, if the team. the start of the had placed him on. season.

In prior years, IR at any time. this would have been up to and including. more problematic. Under last cutdown to 53 players,. years rules, for example, then Magee would have. if the team had been out for the. placed him on IR entire season. A rule. at any time up change this year allows. to and including cutdown each NFL team to. to 53 players, then assign up to two. Magee would have been players to IR at. out for the entire the time of the. season. A rule change cutdown to 53 players. this year allows each and designate them for. NFL team to assign return during the season.. up to two players There is a limit. to IR at the of 8 activations from. time of the cutdown IR for each team. to 53 players and during the regular season,. designate them for return and each of these. during the season.

There designations counts as one. is a limit of of those activations whether. 8 activations from IR the player returns or. for each team during not. I expect the. the regular season, and team to use one. each of these designations of these designations on. counts as one of Jordan Magee. If this. those activations whether the happens, then Magee will. player returns or not.

not be eligible to. dir="ltr">I expect the team be activated until Week. to use one of 5 at the earliest.. these designations on Jordan DE Efe Obada Because. Magee. If this happens, Efe Obada was designated. then Magee will not as Physically Unable to. be eligible to be Perform (PUP) at the. activated until Week 5 start of training camp,. at the earliest.

DE he can be assigned. Efe Obada

Because Efe to the Injured Reserve. Obada was designated as (IR) list when the. Physically Unable to Perform roster is trimmed to. (PUP) at the start 53 players, and he. of training camp, he will still be eligible. can be assigned to for activation during the. the Injured Reserve (IR) regular season. Like Magee,. list when the roster he would have to. is trimmed to 53 miss at least the. players, and he will first 4 games of. still be eligible for the season. I dont. activation during the regular believe any other Commanders. season. Like Magee, he players are in the. would have to miss same situation. Brandon Coleman. at least the first and Johnny Newton These. 4 games of the two players have not. season. I dont believe been practicing recently. Coleman. any other Commanders players entered camp healthy, but. are in the same has since injured his. situation.

Brandon Coleman and pectoral. The injury seems. Johnny Newton

These two to be relatively mild. players have not been (no report of surgery. practicing recently. Coleman entered required). Johnny Newton had. camp healthy, but has surgery on a Jones. since injured his pectoral. fracture that was discovered. The injury seems to post-draft, and has been. be relatively mild (no recovering. He was on. report of surgery required). the PUP list on. Johnny Newton had surgery the day he reported. on a Jones fracture to training camp, but. that was discovered post-draft, was cleared to practice. and has been recovering. the following day. Im. He was on the tempted to say that. PUP list on the he seems to have. day he reported to suffered a bit of. training camp, but was a setback but Dan. cleared to practice the Quinn would take exception. following day. Im tempted to that. In fact,. to say that he Quinn indicated that Newtons. seems to have suffered issue is not with. a bit of a his surgery, and that. setback but Dan Quinn both players might be. would take exception to playing if this were. that. In fact, Quinn the regular season: Not. indicated that Newtons issue a setback because it. is not with his wasnt related to where. surgery, and that both his injury was, but. players might be playing just a soft tissue. if this were the part that just wasnt. regular season:

Not a quite right. And so. setback because it wasnt for he and for. related to where his Brandon and others, were. injury was, but just just gonna make sure. a soft tissue part theyre really right to. that just wasnt quite go. I think both. right. And so for of them would say,. he and for Brandon Ill go tomorrow, so. and others, were just thats the attitude that. gonna make sure theyre you want, but its. really right to go. not the best thing. I think both of to say, Hey, how. them would say, Ill do we get them. go tomorrow, so thats ready for the whole. the attitude that you thing, knowing that were. want, but its not still in the preseason,. the best thing to so when they do. say, Hey, how do get back out there. we get them ready to play that theres. for the whole thing, no reservations whatsoever. Later,. knowing that were still Quinn clarified Newtons situation. in the preseason, so even more: He [is]. when they do get dealing with like a. back out there to soft tissue injury on. play that theres no his foot not related. reservations whatsoever.

Later, Quinn to his surgery, and. clarified Newtons situation even so hes off to. more:

He [is] dealing the side doing work. with like a soft and were fortunate that. tissue injury on his the, Im going to. foot not related to call it a preseason. his surgery, and so bye [week] here because. hes off to the were going to try. side doing work and to ramp him up. were fortunate that the, towards the end of. Im going to call this week and hopefully. it a preseason bye into the practice for. [week] here because were next week. So, hes. going to try to hit all the marks. ramp him up towards that were wanting him. the end of this to, but were just. week and hopefully into trying to make sure. the practice for next there are no setbacks.. week. So, hes hit He worked so hard,. all the marks that so I want to. were wanting him to, make sure like we. but were just trying just dont miss one. to make sure there thing. Its possible —. are no setbacks. He DQ makes it sound. worked so hard, so likely — that either. I want to make or both of these. sure like we just players could be ready. dont miss one thing.

and available for the. dir="ltr">Its possible — DQ start of the season.. makes it sound likely As recently as Monday,. — that either or Dan Quinn was discussing. both of these players the possibility of either. could be ready and or both playing in. available for the start the final preseason game. of the season. As against the Patriots this. recently as Monday, Dan Sunday: Brandons a little. Quinn was discussing the bit further along than. possibility of either or Johnny, but not by. both playing in the tons —both of them. final preseason game against I see on the. the Patriots this Sunday:

way up. As far. dir="ltr">Brandons a little bit as getting them to. further along than Johnny, the [Patriots] game, Ill. but not by tons have a better sense. —both of them I for that as we. see on the way get to the end. up. As far as of the week. Well. getting them to the see Brandon more this. [Patriots] game, Ill have week really ramp up. a better sense for the contact and that. that as we get kind of stuff up,. to the end of youll see more running. the week.

Well see with Johnny. Those are. Brandon more this week two guys that are. really ramp up the [improving physically], but I. contact and that kind dont have an official...timeline. of stuff up, youll for them yet. Quinn. see more running with later referenced this weeks. Johnny. Those are two final preseason game against. guys that are [improving the Patriots as something. physically], but I dont of a “bye week”. have an official...timeline for for Newton, who will. them yet.

Quinn later not play. This indirectly. referenced this weeks final indicates that Quinn is. preseason game against the aiming for the player. Patriots as something of to be ready for. a “bye week” for the Week 1 contest. Newton, who will not in Tampa Bay. Still,. play. This indirectly indicates it seems possible that. that Quinn is aiming one of these two. for the player to drafted rookies (Coleman or. be ready for the Newton) could be assigned. Week 1 contest in to IR when the. Tampa Bay. Still, it initial 53-man roster is. seems possible that one formed. If so, Johnny. of these two drafted Newton seems the one. rookies (Coleman or Newton) most likely to go. could be assigned to to IR, based partly. IR when the initial on Dan Quinns characterization. 53-man roster is formed.

of Coleman as being. dir="ltr">If so, Johnny Newton “further along” and partly. seems the one most on the relative depth. likely to go to of the defensive line. IR, based partly on (deep) and offensive line. Dan Quinns characterization of (not so much). There. Coleman as being “further is really no urgency. along” and partly on to get Newton on. the relative depth of the field with Allen,. the defensive line (deep) Payne, Ridgeway, Mathis, Potoae. and offensive line (not and others healthy and. so much). There is ready to play. Taking. really no urgency to Quinn at face value,. get Newton on the however, would indicate that. field with Allen, Payne, Newton will be rested. Ridgeway, Mathis, Potoae and for the final preseason. others healthy and ready game, but ready to. to play. Taking Quinn play against Tampa Bay.. at face value, however, Jeremy Reaves I saw. would indicate that Newton a lot of comments. will be rested for last week about Jeremy. the final preseason game, Reaves possibly losing his. but ready to play roster spot because he. against Tampa Bay.

Jeremy missed some tackles on. Reaves

I saw a defense against the Dolphins.. lot of comments last Anyone who thinks that. week about Jeremy Reaves may want to look. possibly losing his roster closely at what Dan. spot because he missed Quinn had to say. some tackles on defense this week when asked. against the Dolphins. Anyone about the role of. who thinks that may special teams in roster. want to look closely decisions. Therell be some. at what Dan Quinn players that will have. had to say this a featured role mostly. week when asked about on special teams. Now. the role of special that could be one. teams in roster decisions.

or two offensive players. dir="ltr">Therell be some players or defensive players where. that will have a they may not have. featured role mostly on a leading role on. special teams. Now that offense or defense. Then,. could be one or theres the player that. two offensive players or has roles on both.. defensive players where they I may be a. may not have a backup or a complimentary. leading role on offense starter. Im playing 50%. or defense. Then, theres of the plays. And. the player that has then you may hear. roles on both. I a guy, well play. may be a backup them on two of. or a complimentary starter. the four. I can. Im playing 50% of play them on punt. the plays. And then and kickoff return. So,. you may hear a first level is the. guy, well play them Jeremy Reaves of the. on two of the world — Special teams. four. I can play value impacting plays. Then. them on punt and it gets into the. kickoff return. So, first player thats the complimentary. level is the Jeremy starter that plays quite. Reaves of the world a bit but still. — Special teams value has room for at. impacting plays. Then it least two phases.The fun. gets into the player part, whats going to. thats the complimentary starter happen in 2024 is. that plays quite a [that kickoffs and kickoff. bit but still has returns] are growing again. room for at least and its really cool. two phases.The fun part, to see. Its still. whats going to happen work in progress I. in 2024 is [that would say, and I. kickoffs and kickoff returns] think it will be. are growing again and a little bit fluid. its really cool to as it goes into. see. Its still work the beginning part of. in progress I would the season. But I. say, and I think am excited to see. it will be a it and I think. little bit fluid as its really good for. it goes into the not just the Jeremy. beginning part of the Reeves of the world. season. But I am who make their mark. excited to see it on special teams, but. and I think its also just for the. really good for not energy of the game,. just the Jeremy Reeves the players, how we. of the world who do things.Im really pumped. make their mark on about it. I dont. special teams, but also know about you, but. just for the energy that just doesnt sound. of the game, the to me like a. players, how we do coach whos thinking about. things.Im really pumped about cutting his special teams. it.

I dont know ace. Kicker Dan Quinn. about you, but that said on Monday about. just doesnt sound to the kicker position: The. me like a coach competition for us at. whos thinking about cutting that spot is not. his special teams ace.

settled by any stretch,. dir="ltr">Kicker

Dan Quinn said along with some other. on Monday about the positions. But as far. kicker position:

The competition as heading into the. for us at that game, [weve made] no. spot is not settled decisions [to add] anybody. by any stretch, along else to the roster.. with some other positions. That changed on Thursday,. But as far as when Albert Breer broke. heading into the game, the news that Washington. [weve made] no decisions had traded for kicker. [to add] anybody else Cade York, acquiring him. to the roster.

That from the Browns for. changed on Thursday, when a conditional 7th round. Albert Breer broke the pick. The team later. news that Washington had officially announced the move.. traded for kicker Cade Related The Washington Commanders. York, acquiring him from have traded for a. the Browns for a kicker! The fact that. conditional 7th round pick. the draft pick is. The team later officially conditional — its been. announced the move.

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reported that the condition. dir="ltr">The Washington Commanders have is for York to. traded for a kicker!

be on the roster. dir="ltr">The fact that the for 2 games —. draft pick is conditional hints that Washington may. — its been reported not be 100% sure. that the condition is that York will be. for York to be the kicker that actually. on the roster for ends up on the. 2 games — hints team in the regular. that Washington may not season. A quick reminder. be 100% sure that Every NFL team needs. York will be the to reduce its roster. kicker that actually ends to a maximum of. up on the team 53 players by 4pm. in the regular season.

ET on Tuesday, August. dir="ltr">A quick reminder

Every 27th. The roster that. NFL team needs to the team forms is. reduce its roster to called the “initial” 53-man. a maximum of 53 roster for a reason. players by 4pm ET — it is almost. on Tuesday, August 27th.

never the “final” roster. dir="ltr">The roster that the that the team will. team forms is called take into its opening. the “initial” 53-man roster week game. The front. for a reason — office may choose to. it is almost never move one or more. the “final” roster that players to IR after. the team will take Tuesday; they may, of. into its opening week course, claim a young. game.

The front office player off of the. may choose to move waiver wire, or sign. one or more players a vested veteran who. to IR after Tuesday; is released from another. they may, of course, team. We may not. claim a young player know until Friday the. off of the waiver 30th (or even the. wire, or sign a beginning of September) the. vested veteran who is exact makeup of the. released from another team. roster that will travel. We may not know to Tampa Bay to. until Friday the 30th open the season. Preseason. (or even the beginning Games The Commanders opened. of September) the exact the 2024 preseason with. makeup of the roster a 20-17 loss to. that will travel to the NY Jets on. Tampa Bay to open Saturday, August 10th. The. the season.

Preseason Games

second preseason game at. dir="ltr">The Commanders opened the Miami on the 17th. 2024 preseason with a of August resulted in. 20-17 loss to the a 13-6 Commanders loss.. NY Jets on Saturday, Washington goes into its. August 10th.

The second final 2024 preseason game. preseason game at Miami at home against the. on the 17th of Patriots at 8:00 p.m.. August resulted in a on Sunday, August 25th. 13-6 Commanders loss.

Washington with an 0-2 record.. goes into its final there have been many. 2024 preseason game at changes to the roster. home against the Patriots Additions DE Justin Hollins. at 8:00 p.m. on signed LB Chappelle Russell. Sunday, August 25th with signed DE Kendrell Brooks. an 0-2 record.

signed S Sheldrick Redwine.