When the Los Angeles Rams hired Sean McVay as their head coach in 2017, he became the youngest head coach in the NFL at the age of 30. His hiring sparked a league-wide wake-up call that there are more young people who are capable of making an impact in the NFL than most realize. To that end, The Athletic created its top 40 under 40 in 2020, which is the result of younger hiring trends across the league.
This year, The Athletic released its top 50 under 40 list, which includes rising coaches, executives, personalities, and other personnel who significantly impact the NFL. The Washington Commanders boast two coaches and an executive on this list:
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David Blough, Assistant Quarterbacks Coach
“The 29-year-old Purdue product bounced around the NFL as a backup quarterback before connecting with Kliff Kingsbury in Arizona. He then followed Kingsbury to Washington, where he assisted Kingsbury, Brian Johnson and quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard with the development of Jayden Daniels. Kingsbury described Blough as “one of the brightest quarterbacks I’ve ever been around,” and praises his rapport with his players, his insight and communication skills. Blough received interest from Aaron Glenn and the Jets about their quarterbacks coach opening, but the Commanders blocked Blough from interviewing, viewing him as a valuable piece of their quarterback room and with potential to rise through the ranks of their organization.”
Blough’s football IQ exceeds his football ability, and that’s okay. His experience as a player might have been brief, but it is enough for him to relate to the younger players and help them acclimate to the league, which is exactly what he did with Jayden Daniels. And his ability to connect with players and provide valuable insights to the team will be an asset to Washington for years to come.
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Brian Johnson, Assistant Head Coach/Offense
“The former Utah quarterback spent 11 seasons in the college ranks before joining the Philadelphia Eagles as quarterbacks coach in 2021 and 2022 and offensive coordinator in 2023. Johnson moved to the Washington Commanders’ staff as assistant head coach and offensive pass game coordinator last season. There, he joined forces with Kliff Kingsbury to help guide Jayden Daniels to Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in a season in which Washington won 12 games and reached the NFC Championship Game after fielding one of the top offenses in the league. Kingsbury may depart for a head coaching job in the next hiring cycle. Johnson would likely succeed him as OC if he doesn’t get snatched up by another team.”
After just one season with the Commanders and their success with Jayden Daniels, the Houston Texans came knocking and interviewed Johnson for their vacant offensive coordinator position. The Texans ended up going in a different direction, but Johnson is certainly catching the eye of teams around the league.
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Brandon Sosna, Senior VP of Football Operations
“After holding a variety of administrative jobs with college programs like the Cincinnati Bearcats and USC Trojans, Sosna joined the Detroit Lions as senior director of football administration in 2022. After two years, he moved to Washington, where as senior vice president of football operations, Sosna serves as lead contract negotiator. Sosna also oversees Washington’s analytics, health and performance departments while also taking part in aspects of the team’s business operations.”
Sosna joined the Commanders in 2024, like most of the coaching staff and other executives. He worked closely with Adam Peters and Dan Quinn, among others, to ensure that the Commanders not only brought in the right players but that the money made sense, too. He’s been involved in several things in Washington, gaining some experience and piquing the interest of other NFL teams that may want to bring him on in the future.
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Hogs Haven takes a look at 2025 NFL Draft prospects that could contribute to the Commanders
JT Tuimoloau, DE
School: Ohio State | Conference: Big Ten
College Experience: Senior | Age: 21
Height / Weight: 6’4” / 265 lbs
Projected Draft Status: 2nd Round
College Statistics
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Tackles Def Interceptions Fumbles Season Team Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Comb TFL Sk Int Yds Avg IntTD PD FR Yds FRTD FF Awards 2021* Ohio State Big Ten FR DE 13 8 9 17 5 2.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2022* Ohio State Big Ten SO DL 13 16 12 28 11 3.5 2 16 8.0 1 4 1 0 0 1 2023* Ohio State Big Ten JR DL 13 12 26 38 7 5.0 0 0 0 2 1 16 0 0 2024* Ohio State Big Ten SR DL 16 35 26 61 22 12.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 Career 55 71 73 144 45 23.5 2 16 8.0 1 10 2 16 0 3
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Player Overview
JT Tuimoloau was such a gifted athlete in high school, he had a couple of choices for what sport to pursue in college. The basketball player could have accepted an offer to continue in that sport at the University of Oregon. The football player that was the top prospect in the country, named Polynesian High School Player of the Year, and led his team to two state championships in Washington had offers from several major programs. Tuimoloau chose to attend Ohio State, but thought he would play both sports for the Buckeyes. He ultimately decided to focus on only football.
That was probably the right decision because Tuimoloau saw the field early and often. He played in every game as a true freshman in 2021, accumulating modest stats in limited snaps. Tuimoloau announced himself in 2022 with a standout game against Penn State where he played a role in four turnovers, including a pick-six, in the win over the Nittany Lions. He’d be named first-team All-Big Ten for the season. In 2023, he improved on his sack numbers en route to another first-team All-Big Ten selection. He made his last season in Columbus his most productive, helping propel the Buckeyes to the National Championship while once again being named first-team All-Big Ten.
Strengths
- Prototypical size for a 4-3 DE
- Quick off the snap
- Heavy hands that jolt blockers
- Excellent vision into the backfield
- Strong enough to hold the edge in the run game
- Can be effective dropping into zone coverage
Weaknesses
- Hip tightness makes it hard for him to bend around blockers
- Despite being a good athlete, not a rusher that wins with speed
- Needs to string together pass rush moves more consistently
- Can miss tackles by leaving feet or not breaking down
Let’s See His Work
The Commanders will hold a formal meeting with Ohio State ED JT Tuimoloau, source said.
A look at his skillset v Oregon in the CFPpic.twitter.com/DmfFxdcEq0
— Ryan Fowler (@_RyanFowler_) February 26, 2025How He Fits on the Commanders
The Commanders signed several players to remake the defensive end position. Dante Fowler, Jr., Clelin Ferrell, and Dorrance Armstrong were added in free agency while Javontae Jean-Baptiste was a late-round draft pick. The position left many wanting not only more production, but better run-stopping ability. Fowler, Jr. was the most productive of the bunch, but will be a free agent along with Ferrell.
JT Tuimoloau would bring much needed size and athleticism to the position. He has plenty of strength to set the edge in the run game and bull rush a tackle. While he isn’t the speediest or bendiest, he has good get off at the snap as well as straight-line speed. Tuimoloau has the talent to start opposite Dorance Armstrong as a rookie because he has a high floor. There should be no problem stopping the run right away. It will allow him to stay on the field while he improves elements of his pass rushing. While he may not be the dynamic rusher many fans are looking for, Tuimoloau should at worst be a reliable starter for the Commanders.
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One position group (of many) that is filled with question marks heading into 2025 is interior offensive line. This group seemed to be in pretty good shape as the 2024 season came to an end, with C Tyler Biadasz, RG Sam Cosmi, and LG Nick Allegretti all under contract in Washington for 2025, but Cosmi’s ACL injury in the playoffs threw a wrench into roster planning for the offensive line. Right guard went from being the most secured position in the unit to be the biggest hole. A compounding factor in solving it is the fact that Cosmi’s replacement needs to be high-quality, but not long-term since the Commanders will obviously want their 2021 second-round draft pick to return to the lineup as soon as he is healthy, whenever that may be.
2024 roster
C Tyler Biadasz signed with Washington as a free agent last year on a 3-yr, $30m contract. He played well for the Commanders and appears to be a solid part of the roster core for the coming two seasons. His backup Michael Deiter played poorly, and will almost certainly not be re-signed by the Commanders for the coming season.
Had RG Sam Cosmi not torn his ACL in the playoffs, I probably would have written that the Commanders should focus on trying to upgrade the LT position held by Nick Allegretti, who, like Biadasz, signed a 3-yr contract in 2024, but for considerably less money ($16m for 3 years). With Cosmi’s injury, any upgrade at LG may need to be put on the back burner.
Backups Chris Paul and Julian Good-Jones are both under contract for 2025, though International Player Pathway practice squad player Haggai Chisolm Ndubuisi has not (yet) re-signed with the team. I think it’s fair to say that the depth at all three interior positions needs to be addressed with some urgency in free agency and the draft
2025 Estimated cap space and free agency options
Following the release of Jonathan Allen on Friday, the Commanders have an estimated Effective Cap Space of about $74.1m.
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NOTE: Earlier this week, Washington announced the re-signing of kicker Zane Gonzalez, and it was confirmed that All Pro LB Bobby Wagner has been re-signed as well.
Both contracts were reported to be one-year deals — Gonzalez for an estimated $1.2m and Wagner for a reported $8m guaranteed plus incentives. Neither has (yet) been added to the Over the Cap database and so neither is included in these figures.
It seems probable that the two signings (together) will reduce Commanders estimated cap space by just over $9m.
The breakdown looks like this:
- Current estimated available cap space (46 players): $80.76m
- Less: Cap space required to sign draft picks: $8.32m
- Add back: Rule of 51 offsets/other adjustments: $1.67m
- 2025 Effective Cap Space: $74.11m
- Less: allowance for injury replacement during season: $5.11m
- 2025 Cap space available for signing/re-signing veteran free agents: $69m
(If you reduce the available space for the extensions for Wagner & Gonzalez, roughly an estimated $60m in cap space would remain for free agency at the moment.)
Washington currently has one solid healthy starter (Biadasz) and one acceptable starter (Allegretti) backed up by two unproven backups to man three key positions. The team will clearly need to be active in both free agency and the draft to add a starter and one or two quality backups to the interior offensive line to be ready to compete in 2025.
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Of course, some — maybe even most — of the most talented of these players will re-sign with their current teams, but Washington should be a popular destination for free agents looking for an opportunity to get to the playoffs with a dynamic quarterback. Washington should offer more appeal to high-quality free agents than at any other time in this century.
Options in the NFL Draft
Below is a list of college interior offensive linemen who will be entering the NFL via the draft in April, ranked by CBS Sports.
The overall rank in the left column can provide some general guidance about which round each player is expected to be drafted in, though such rankings are highly subjective and likely to change substantially between now and the end of April.
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Washington holds the following draft picks (per Tankathon):
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POLL QUESTION
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Happy Daylight Savings!
On the day we celebrate adding an extra hour of sunlight to our day, we can also get primed for the legal tampering period set to begin tomorrow at noon.
I expect Washington to be very active in the early stages of free agency, looking to add talent and some youth to a roster that saw them finish their season one game from the Super Bowl.
Below are the Commanders’ team needs, players who have been re-signed and traded for, a list of our own free agents who could be re-signed, and my top unrestricted free agent targets.
Team Needs
- EDGE
- Offensive Tackle
- Guard
- Cornerback
- Safety
- Defensive Tackle
- Wide Receiver
- Running Back
Players Re-signed:
- Bobby Wagner: 1yr, $8M + incentives
- Zach Ertz: 1yr, $6.5M + incentives
- Zane Gonzales: 1yr, $1.2M
Trades:
- Deebo Samuel: 2025 5th round draft pick.
Pending Free Agents Who Could Be Re-Signed:
- Jeremy Chinn
- Noah Igbinoghene
- Dyami Brown
- Dante Fowler
- Noah Brown
- Marcus Mariota
- John Bates
- Trent Scott
- Tress Way
2025 Unrestricted Free Agents List:
EDGE
- Josh Sweat (28) Eagles
- Khalil Mack (34) Chargers
- Harold Landry (29) Titans
- Malcolm Koonce (27) Raiders
- Joey Bosa (30) Chargers
- Azeez Ojulari (25) Giants
- Dayo Odeyingbo (25) Colts
- Joe Tryon (25) Bucs
Offensive Tackle
- Jaylon Moore (27) 49ers
- Patrick Mekari (27) Ravens
- Cam Robinson (29) Vikings
- Dan Moore (26) Steelers
- Jedrick Wills (25) Browns
Guard
- Mekhi Becton (26) Eagles
- Aaron Banks (28) 49ers
- Teven Jenkins (27) Bears
- James Daniels (27) Steelers
- Will Fries (27) Colts
Cornerback
- Charvarius Ward (29) 49ers
- D.J. Reed (28) Jets
- Carlton Davis (28) Lions
- Byron Murphy (27) Vikings
- Paulson Adebo (26) Saints
- Kristian Fulton (26) Chargers
- Jourdan Lewis (30) Cowboys
- Darius Slay (34) Eagles
Safety
- Talanoa Hufanga (26) 49ers
- Jevon Holland (25) Dolphins
- Tre’Von Moehrig (26) Raiders
- Camryn Bynum (27) Vikings
- Justin Reid (28) Chiefs
- Jason Pinnock (25) Giants
Defensive Tackle
- Milton Williams (26) Eagles
- Tershawn Wharton (27) Chiefs
- Javon Kinlaw (27) Jets
Wide Receiver
- Darius Slayton (28) Giants
- Elijah Moors (25) Browns
- Josh Palmer (25) Chargers
- Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (28) Titans
Running Back
- J.K. Dobbins (26) Chargers
- Najee Harris (27) Steelers
- Javonte Williams (24) Broncos
My Off-Season Plan:
1.) Re-sign:
- Dyami Brown: 2yrs, $15M
- Noah Igbinoghene: 1yr, $3M
- Trent Scott: 1yr, $3M
- Tress Way: 1yr, $3M
2.) Unrestricted Free Agent Signings:
- Josh Sweat: 3yrs, $50M ($10M cap hit 2025)
- Paulson Adebo: 3yrs, $36M ($8M cap hit 2025)
- Talanoa Hufanga: 4yrs, $42M ($6M cap hit 2025)
- Teven Jenkins: 2yrs, $18M ($5M cap hit 2025)
- Jaylon Moore : 3yrs, $18M ($3M cap hit 2025)
- Javon Kinlaw: 2yrs, $10M ($3.5M cap hit 2025)
- Elijah Moore: 1yr, $5M ($4.5M cap hit 2025)
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Bates's back!
Just one day after the Commanders came to terms with veteran tight end Zach Ertz to return for 2025, Adam Peters finished putting the tight end band back together. According to Mike Garafolo and others, John Bates, who was drafted by the Washington Football team in the 4th round of the 2021 draft, has been given a 3-year extension. The contract value wasn’t immediately reported upon.
Throughout his 4-year NFL career, Bates has been used more as a blocker than pass-catcher, though he has demonstrated pretty reliable hands and strong ability to get tough yards after the catch.
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Receiving Rushing Scrimmage Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD 1D Succ% Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Y/Tgt Att Yds TD 1D Y/G A/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards 2021 24 WAS NFL TE 17 8 25 20 249 12.5 1 11 68.0 32 1.2 14.6 80.0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 12.5 249 1 1 2 2022 25 WAS NFL TE 16 7 22 14 108 7.7 1 4 50.0 20 0.9 6.8 63.6 4.9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 7.7 108 1 1 1 2023 26 WAS NFL TE 17 4 28 19 151 7.9 0 6 50.0 35 1.1 8.9 67.9 5.4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 7.9 151 0 0 1 2024 27 WAS NFL TE 17 6 13 8 84 10.5 0 3 53.8 20 0.5 4.9 61.5 6.5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 10.5 84 0 1 1 4 Yrs 67 25 88 61 592 9.7 2 24 55.7 35 0.9 8.8 69.3 6.7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 61 9.7 592 2 3 5 17 Game Avg 17 6 22 15 150 9.7 1 6 55.7 35 0.9 8.8 69.3 6.7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 2.5 150 1 1 1
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This move ensures that the Commanders will have the same tight end room that they finished the ‘24 season with (Ertz, Bates, Sinnott, Yankoff), meaning that Adam Peters can focus on other priorities during the balance of free agency and April’s draft.
Other key roster moves:
- Bobby Wagner - 1 year extension
- Zach Ertz - 1 year extension
- Zane Gonzalez - 1 year extension
- Jonathan Allen - released
- Deebo Samuel - acquired in trade from 49ers
- Chris Rodriquez - tendered (ERFA)
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Sweet Chinn Music moves to Sin City
The Washington Commanders lost another free agent on the first day of the NFL’s “legal tampering” period. Dyami Brown agreed to a 1-year, $10 million deal that’s worth up to $12 million with the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier today. Washington wanted to bring back safety Jeremy Chinn after he was brought in on a prove-it deal. Chinn was expected to hit free agency, and have enough interest to price him out of a return to Washington. That’s exactly what happened, and Chinn is heading to Las Vegas on a 2-year deal worth over $16 million.
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Big Jon gets paid
The Washington Commanders attempted to trade Jonathan Allen, but there were no takers, so he was released. This allowed him to get a head start on free agency before the legal tampering began, and teams started spending big money. Allen reportedly visited the Minnesota Vikings, and has agreed to a 3-year, $60 million contract per Adam Schefter.
Allen has been a leader on the field for years, and return from a pec injury to help the Commanders in their playoff push. GM Adam Peters and HC Dan Quinn have been reshaping the team, and moving on from some high-priced players. Jer’Zhan Newton was drafted in the second round last year, and Javon Kinlaw reportedly agreed to terms on a 3-year deal yesterday.
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Let the legal tampering continue!
The NFL’s legal tampering period started yesterday at 12pm, and goes until free agency officially starts tomorrow at 4pm. Teams must work through players’ agents during this time, and no contracts can be signed until free agency officially opens. The Washington Commanders were active yesterday, and also lost a few players to other teams. The biggest news of the day was the trade with the Houston Texans that sent several picks for LT Laremy Tunsil. They also agreed to terms with former 49ers, Jets DT Javon Kinlaw on a 3-year deal that’s worth up to $45 million.
Who should GM Adam Peters be looking at today?
Free Agents Signed
Jets DT Javon Kinlaw - 3-year, $45 million
Saints S Will Harris - 2-year, $8million($10m max)
Waiver Claims
Trades
San Francisco 49ers WR Deebo Samuel
Houston Texans LT Laremy Tunsil
Cuts
DT Jonathan Allen - Signed 3-year, $60 million deal with Vikings
Washington’s Unrestricted Free Agents (UFA)
QB Marcus Mariota
QB Jeff Driskel
WR Olamide Zaccheaus
WR Noah Brown
WR Jamison Crowder
WR K.J. Osborn
RB Jeremy McNichols
OL Trent Scott
OL Michael Deiter
DE Clelin Ferrell
DL Jalyn Holmes
OLB Dante Fowler Jr.
DT Sheldon Day
CB Noah Igbinoghene
CB Benjamin St-Juste
CB Michael Davis
S Darrick Forrest
LB Mykal Walker
LB Nick Bellore
K Austin Seibert
Washington’s Exclusive Rights Free Agents (ERFA)
RB Chris Rodriguez - Tender extended
Washington Free Agents re-signed
K Zane Gonzalez - 1-year, $1.17 million deal
LB Bobby Wagner - 1-year, $9 million deal
TE Zach Ertz - 1-year $6.25 million deal
TE John Bates - 3-year deal
P Tress Way - 1-year deal
RB Jeremy McNichols - 1-year deal
Washington Free Agents signed by another team
OT Cornelius Lucas - 2-year, up to $10 million with the Browns
WR Dyami Brown - 1-year, $10 million with the Jaguars
S Jeremy Chinn - 2-year, $16 million deal with the Raiders
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The RBs are all coming back
The Washington Commanders are bringing another familiar face back. RB Jeremy McNichols has reportedly been signed on a 1-year deal. He was the #3 RB behind Brian Robinson Jr and Austin Ekeler. He beat out the returning Chris Rodriguez Jr and UDFA Michael Wiley for a solid spot on the roster. McNichols had 55 rushes for 261 yards and 4 TDs during the regular season, and added 9 receptions for 27 yards. He also returned 7 kickoffs for 164 yards during the season.
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Rushing Receiving Kick Returns Tackles Fumbles Snap Counts Rk Gcar Gtm Week Date Team Opp Result GS Att Yds TD Y/A Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Ctch% Y/Tgt Ret Yds KRTD Y/Ret Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD OffSnp Off% DefSnp Def% STSnp ST% 1 38 1 1 2024-09-08 WAS @ TAM L, 20-37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 59.3 2 39 2 2 2024-09-15 WAS NYG W, 21-18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.4 0 0.0 12 57.1 3 40 3 3 2024-09-23 WAS @ CIN W, 38-33 1 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 13.6 0 0.0 13 50.0 4 41 4 4 2024-09-29 WAS @ ARI W, 42-14 8 68 2 8.5 1 1 6 6.0 0 100.0 6.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 37.5 0 0.0 8 34.8 5 42 5 5 2024-10-06 WAS CLE W, 34-13 7 44 1 6.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 22.4 0 0.0 21 67.7 6 43 6 6 2024-10-13 WAS @ BAL L, 23-30 2 9 0 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 37.3 0 0.0 13 44.8 7 44 7 7 2024-10-20 WAS CAR W, 40-7 * 7 42 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 24.6 0 0.0 16 61.5 8 45 8 8 2024-10-27 WAS CHI W, 18-15 1 -1 0 -1.0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 23.0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 6.8 0 0.0 17 65.4 9 46 9 9 2024-11-03 WAS @ NYG W, 27-22 8 20 0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 38.7 0 0.0 12 54.5 10 47 10 10 2024-11-10 WAS PIT L, 27-28 4 7 1 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 29.7 0 0.0 17 53.1 11 48 11 11 2024-11-14 WAS @ PHI L, 18-26 3 5 0 1.7 1 1 1 1.0 0 100.0 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 16.7 0 0.0 18 66.7 12 49 12 12 2024-11-24 WAS DAL L, 26-34 3 22 0 7.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 24.3 0 0.0 17 44.7 13 50 13 13 2024-12-01 WAS TEN W, 42-19 6 32 0 5.3 0 0 0 0 4 90 0 22.5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 25.3 0 0.0 5 17.9 14 51 14 15 2024-12-15 WAS @ NOR W, 20-19 2 4 0 2.0 2 1 0 0.0 0 50.0 0.0 1 29 0 29.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 28.2 0 0.0 4 16.0 15 52 15 16 2024-12-22 WAS PHI W, 36-33 2 3 0 1.5 4 4 15 3.8 0 100.0 3.8 1 22 0 22.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 27.9 0 0.0 8 25.0 16 53 16 17 2024-12-29 WAS ATL W, 30-24 (OT) 1 5 0 5.0 3 2 5 2.5 0 66.7 1.7 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 26.5 0 0.0 6 22.2 17 54 17 18 2025-01-05 WAS @ DAL W, 23-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.7 0 0.0 11 39.3 12-5 55 261 4 4.7 12 9 27 3.0 0 75.0 2.3 7 164 0 23.4 0.0 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 251 21.6 0 0.0 214 45.7
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Generated 3/11/2025.
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An experienced DE with a super bowl ring and ties to the Commanders
Shortly after signing former Patriots CB Jonathan Jones, the Commanders went back to the NE well to sign 8-year veteran defensive end Deatrich Wise, a 30-year-old listed at 6’5”, 280 pounds.
With Dante Fowler, Clelin Ferrell and Jalyn Holmes all becoming free agents with the start of the new league year, Washington needed to add depth, experience and skill at the position group. In addition, the Commanders front office is clearly on a mission to beef up its leaky run defense from 2024 as it heads into the 2nd season of the Dan Quinn era with heightened hopes and expectations.
Wise was drafted in the 4th round of the 2017 draft by the New England Patriots. He has spent his entire career with New England, and has a super bowl ring. His career has been free of major injury. Wise’s father played professional football, and his younger brother Daniel played defense for the burgundy & gold in 2021 & 2022.
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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty AV Awards 2017 23 NWE NFL DE 16 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 26 16 10 6 19 0 3 2018 24 NWE NFL RDE 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 30 15 15 4 16 0 4 2019 25 NWE NFL DE 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 26 20 6 3 10 0 5 2020 26 NWE NFL LDE 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.5 49 27 22 2 11 0 6 2021 27 NWE NFL LDE 16 9 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 41 28 13 4 9 0 6 2022 28 NWE NFL RDE 17 16 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 7.5 59 33 26 7 11 0 9 2023 29 NWE NFL DL 16 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.5 54 22 32 3 6 0 8 2024 30 NWE NFL DE 15 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 29 16 13 5 8 0 3 8 Yrs 126 61 0 0 0 0 12 5 0 1 0 1 34.0 314 177 137 34 90 0 44 17 Game Avg 17 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.6 42 24 18 5 12 0 6
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Generated 3/13/2025.
