2026 Washington Commanders season

2026 Washington Commanders season
Owner	Josh Harris
General manager	Adam Peters
President	Mark Clouse
Head coach	Dan Quinn
Offensive coordinator	David Blough
Defensive coordinator	Daronte Jones
Home stadium	Northwest Stadium
Uniform

The 2026 season is the Washington Commanders' 95th in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under the tandem of general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn. The Commanders will seek to improve upon their injury-riddled 5–12 record from the previous season, make the playoffs after a one-year absence, and end their five-year NFC East title drought. The Commanders unveiled new uniforms in the offseason, inspired by their Super Bowl era uniforms with a new black alternate featuring an alternative speared logo.

Offseason

Following the end of the 2025 season, the Commanders fired offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr.. Assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough was promoted to offensive coordinator and former Minnesota Vikings defensive pass game coordinator Daronte Jones was hired as defensive coordinator.

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft

Player selections and trades

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	7	Sonny Styles	LB	Ohio State
2	38	Traded to the Houston Texans
3	71	Antonio Williams	WR	Clemson
4	106	Traded to the Houston Texans
5	147	Joshua Josephs	DE	Tennessee
6	187	Kaytron Allen	RB	Penn State
	209	Matt Gulbin	C	Michigan State	From 49ers
7	223	Athan Kaliakmanis	QB	Rutgers

Undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College
Jaden Bradley	WR	UNLV
Fred Davis II	CB	Northwestern
Robert Henry Jr.	RB	UTSA
Chris Hilton Jr.	WR	LSU
Jeffrey M'Ba	DT	SMU
Quentin Moore	TE	Washington
Malik Spencer	S	Michigan State
Drew Stevens	K	Iowa
Tanoa Togiai	G	Utah

Staff

Washington Commanders staff

	Front office Managing partner – Josh Harris Limited partners – Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, Mark Ein General manager – Adam Peters Assistant general manager – Lance Newmark Senior vice president of football operations – Brandon Sosna Senior advisor to the general manager – Doug Williams President – Mark Clouse Vice president of football administration – Rob Rogers Director of player personnel – David Blackburn Director of college scouting – Ryan Kessenich Director of pro scouting – Chris White Senior personnel executive – Demitrius Washington National scouts – Dwaune Jones, Jeff Beathard Special advisor – Bob Myers Head coach Head coach – Dan Quinn Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – David Blough Offensive pass game coordinator – David Raih Quarterbacks – D. J. Williams Assistant quarterbacks – Danny Etling Running backs – Anthony Lynn Assistant running backs – Jesse Madden Wide receivers – Bobby Engram Assistant wide receivers/returners – Andre Coleman Tight ends – Wes Welker Offensive line – Darnell Stapleton Assistant offensive line – Shane Toub Offensive quality control – Brian Stoldt Offensive assistant – Nick Charlton			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Daronte Jones Defensive line/run game coordinator – Eric Henderson Assistant defensive line – Darryl Tapp Linebackers – Ken Norton Jr. Outside linebackers – John Pagano Assistant linebackers – George Banko Cornerbacks – William Gay Safeties – Tommy Donatell Defensive quality control – Luke Johnson Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Larry Izzo Assistant special teams – Brian Schneider, John Glenn Support staff and coaches Senior director of football operations – Bryan Porter Senior director of team support and advancement – Dylan Thompson Senior director of player health and performance – Geoff Kaplan Head strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart Head athletic trainer – Al Bellamy Director of player performance – Brett Nenaber Director of process innovation – Cody Cejda Director of football solutions – Seenu Tulluri Director of football R&D – Doug Drewry Coaching chief of staff – Sarah Hogan → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Roster

Washington Commanders roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  5 Jayden Daniels 15 Sam Hartman 16 Athan Kaliakmanis  8 Marcus Mariota Running backs (RB) 31 Kaytron Allen 22 Jacory Croskey-Merritt 30 Robert Henry Jr. 26 Jeremy McNichols 24 Craig Reynolds  1 Rachaad White Wide receivers (WR) 86 Jaden Bradley  6 Dyami Brown 13 Treylon Burks  3 Stefon Diggs 12 Van Jefferson 84 Jacoby Jones 83 Jaylin Lane 11 Luke McCaffrey 17 Terry McLaurin 19 Nick Nash 14 Antonio Williams Tight ends (TE) 87 John Bates 89 Lawrence Cager 46 Tre' McKitty 40 Quentin Moore 85 Chig Okonkwo 82 Ben Sinnott 80 Colson Yankoff

Offensive linemen (OL) 67 Nick Allegretti C 63 Daniel Brunskill LG 74 Brandon Coleman LT 72 Josh Conerly Jr. RT 76 Sam Cosmi RG 61 Julian Good-Jones C 66 Matt Gulbin C 60 Trey Hill C 79 D. J. Humphries LT 75 Chris Paul LG 77 Nicholas Petit-Frere RT 73 Trent Scott RG 68 Max Scharping LG 62 Tanoa Togiai RG 78 Laremy Tunsil LT 71 Andrew Wylie T Defensive linemen (DL) 50 Ricky Barber DT 55 Byron Cowart DT 77 Maurice Hurst II DT 99 Javon Kinlaw DT 60 Jeffrey M'Ba NT 95 Jer'Zhan Newton DT 90 Charles Omenihu DE 94 Daron Payne DT 97 Tim Settle NT 79 Shy Tuttle NT

Linebackers (LB) 92 Dorance Armstrong OLB 47 Krys Barnes ILB 93 Boogie Basham OLB 45 K'Lavon Chaisson OLB 54 Leo Chenal ILB 51 Ale Kaho ILB 57 Curtis Jacobs ILB 41 Javontae Jean-Baptiste OLB 53 D. J. Johnson OLB 48 Joshua Josephs OLB  4 Frankie Luvu ILB 58 Jordan Magee ILB 59 T. J. Maguranyanga OLB (IPP) 56 Kain Medrano ILB 98 Odafe Oweh OLB 52 Sonny Styles ILB Defensive backs (DB) 23 Trey Amos CB 46 Joshuah Bledsoe SS 35 Percy Butler FS 25 Nick Cross SS 38 Fred Davis II CB 31 Rasul Douglas CB 34 Antonio Hamilton CB 40 Quindell Johnson FS 32 Qwuantrezz Knight SS 20 Quan Martin FS 30 Fabian Moreau CB 18 Tyler Owens SS 39 Jeremy Reaves FS  2 Amik Robertson CB 29 Darius Rush CB  0 Mike Sainristil CB 37 Car'lin Vigers CB Special teams (ST) 69 Tyler Ott LS 19 Drew Stevens K 10 Tress Way P

Reserve 93 Drake Jackson OLB (IR) 36 Malik Spencer FS (IR) 91 Deatrich Wise Jr. DE (Active/PUP) 90 active (1 exempt), 2 reserve As of August 27, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 14	7:00 p.m.	Miami Dolphins	W 20–7	1–0	Northwest Stadium	Recap
2	August 22	12:00 p.m.	at Detroit Lions	L 13–17	1–1	Ford Field	Recap
3	August 28	6:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens	L 3–41	1–2	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 13	4:25 p.m.	at Philadelphia Eagles			Lincoln Financial Field	Fox
2	September 20	4:25 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium	Fox
3	September 27	1:00 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks			Northwest Stadium	Fox
4	October 4	9:30 a.m.	Indianapolis Colts			Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London)	NFLN
5	October 11	1:00 p.m.	New York Giants			Northwest Stadium	Fox
6	October 19	8:15 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers			Levi's Stadium	ESPN/ABC
7	Bye
8	November 1	8:20 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles			Northwest Stadium	NBC
9	November 8	1:00 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams			Northwest Stadium	Fox
10	November 12	8:30 p.m.	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	Prime Video
11	November 23	8:15 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals			Northwest Stadium	ESPN
12	November 29	4:25 p.m.	at Arizona Cardinals			State Farm Stadium	Fox
13	December 6	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans			Nissan Stadium	CBS
14	December 13	1:00 p.m.	Houston Texans			Northwest Stadium	CBS
15	December 20	1:00 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons			Northwest Stadium	Fox
16	December 26/27	TBD	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium	TBD
17	January 2/3	TBD	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Stadium	TBD
18	January 9/10	TBD	Dallas Cowboys			Northwest Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–15 and dates from Weeks 12–15 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling; Weeks 6, 10 and 11 are exempt.
• The date, time and network for games in Weeks 16 and 17 will be finalized by no later than two weeks prior to each game.
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

External links

• Official website