Commanders have some stars but roster has more questions than answers

Washington will head into the 2025 offseason with a lot of holes to fill. For a team that made it all the way to the NFC Championship came, the Commanders are now considered by many to be “contenders”. Contenders want to maximize the window for them to contend, so many assume Adam Peters will be aggressive in the offseason filling these holes with longer-term impact players.

The Commanders are certainly not barren of talent; however, the pieces they do have in place (with the exception of quarterback) will require another added piece or two to truly put them into the “contender” category.

Below are key players (and some overhauls) that could use another good running mate or two. I have also listed some players who Peters can target and where we could look to get them. For the NFL Draft, I have only projected prospects inside the top 100 for Washington.

Pairing a wide receiver with Terry McLaurin

• Re-sign:

- Dyami Brown

- Noah Brown

• Trade:

- George Pickens (Steelers)

- Garrett Wilson (Jets)

- Christian Kirk (Jaguars)

- Cooper Kupp (Rams)

• Free Agency:

- Tee Higgins (Bengals)

- Chris Godwin (Bucs)

- Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (Titans)

- Deebo Samuel (49ers)

- Davante Adams (Jets)

• Draft:

- Matthew Golden (Texas) RD1

- Emeka Egbuka (Ohio St.) RD1

- Tre Harris (Ole Miss) RD1

- Isaiah Bond (Texas) RD2

- Savion Williams (TCU) RD2

- Jayden Higgins (Iowa St.) RD2

- Kyren Lacy (LSU) TBD

Pairing a running back with Brian Robinson

• Re-sign:

- Jeremy McNichols

• Trade:

- Breece Hall (Jets)

• Free Agency:

- Najee Harris (Steelers)

- Javonte Williams (Broncos)

- Cam Akers (Vikings)

• Draft:

- Omarion Hampton (UNC) RD1

- TreVeyon Henderson (Ohio St.) RD2

- Quinshon Judkins (Ohio St.) RD3

- Cam Skattebo (Arizona St.) RD3

Pairing a tight end with Ben Sinnott

• Re-sign:

- Zach Ertz

- John Bates

• Trade:

- Mark Andrews (Ravens)

- Kyle Pitts (Falcons)

• Free Agency:

- Juwan Johnson (Saints)

• Draft:

- Harold Fannin (Bowling Green) RD2

- Mason Taylor (LSU) RD3

- Elijah Arroyo (Miami) RD3

Pairing two bookend offensive tackles to protect Jayden Daniels

• Re-sign:

- Cornelius Lucas

• Trade:

- Jack Conklin (Browns)

• Free Agency:

- Ronnie Stanley (Ravens)

- Alaric Jackson (Rams)

- Cam Robinson (Vikings)

- Jedrick Wills (Browns)

• Draft:

- Josh Simmons (Ohio St.) RD1

- Cameron Williams (Texas) RD1

- Armand Membou (Missouri) RD1

- Aireontae Ersery (Minn.) RD2

- Josh Conerly (Oregon) RD2

- Jonah Savaiinaea (Arizona) RD2

- Emery Jones (LSU) RD2

- Grey Zabel (N. Dakota St.) RD2

Pairing an EDGE with Dorance Armstrong

• Re-sign:

- Dante Fowler

• Trade:

- Myles Garrett (Browns)

- Maxx Crosby (Raiders)

- Trey Hendrickson (Bengals)

• Free Agency:

- Josh Sweat (Eagles)

- Azeez Ojulari (Giants)

- Joe Tyron (Bucs)

• Draft:

- James Pearce (Tennessee) RD1

- Mike Green (Marshall) RD1

- Jalon Walker...