Washington Commanders 91-man preseason depth chart ahead of Bengals MNF game

The second preseason game

The Commanders play the first of two home preseason games tonight at 8 pm. Dan Quinn has confirmed that Jayden Daniels and most of the current starters will play for at least part of the first quarter, though he also gave a fairly long list of players would be out due to injury management.

There have been a surprising number of roster changes in the ten days since the last update published by Hogs Haven. With the second preseason game just hours away, it seemed like a good time to catch up on those changes.

Roster changes since last depth chart update

Released

• DE Viliami Fehoko Jr.
• CB Allen George
• LB/S Dominique Hampton
• WR Mike Strachan

Injured Reserve

• OT Lucas Niang was placed on IR; he had been signed not long before the Patriots game
• CB/ST Kevon Seymour was placed on IR

PUP

• Veteran WR Terry McLaurin who was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list with a non-contract ankle injury when he first reported to camp was removed from the PUP list this weekend.

Players with PUP status are ineligible to practice until cleared but still count against a team’s 90-man roster limit. The Commanders currently have only one player — RG Sam Cosmi — on the PUP list.

Signed

• Veteran LB Duke Riley
• Veteran CB Essang Bassey
• Veteran CB Antonio Hamilton Jr
• Veteran DB Daryl Worley
• Veteran WR River Cracraft

Some notes on the depth chart below

First, and most importantly, it should be clear at a glance that the graphic display below is not a true depth chart that shows the starter and backups at every position. In that kind of true depth chart, a single player may be listed at multiple positions (e.g., the starting left guard might also be the backup center and backup right guard; a cornerback might back up 3 positions in the secondary).

In my ‘depth chart’, each player is assigned a single position because the purpose of the chart is to provide an easy-to-digest look at the full offseason roster. While it is intended to give some indication of positional depth, it is primarily intended as an easy reference for the 91 men (90 currently healthy) who comprise the Commanders at the moment. I publish these ‘depth charts’ only in the offseason for the primary purpose of helping myself and other fans keep up with the frequent changes to the fluid roster. They do not serve the same function as in-season depth charts.

Secondly, since each player can occupy only one position on the chart — even though that player might end up playing several positions in a game or a season — I have to resolve things by making choices. For example, three cornerbacks — Jonathan Jones, Mike Sainristil and Noah Igbinoghene — each have played both wide and slot corner in their NFL careers...