Commanders 53-Man Roster Projection: Who Makes Team After Week 1 of Free Agency?

The Washington Commanders roster is taking shape.
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The Washington Commanders entered the new league year with a bunch of needs. 

General manager Adam Peters admitted he needed to find a new quarterback for the Commanders at the NFL Scouting Combine, though that may have been more of a slip of the tongue than intended comment, and trading Sam Howell to clear the way for that player is just one of numerous moves made in the first week of free agency.

With 15 external contracts signed or agreed to and three internal free agents returning to Washington, Peters has been busy remodeling the organization, but he isn't done yet.

In order to get a clear vision of where Peters needs to continue shaping the roster, we decided to take a look at what a potential 53-man roster would look like in the team's current state.

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) celebrates in the second quarter against Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium / Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports

Projected 2024 53-Man Roster

Offense

QB - Marcus Mariota, Jake Fromm

RB - Brian Robinson Jr., Austin Ekeler, Chris Rodriguez Jr.

WR - Terry McLaurin, Jahan Dotson, Dyami Brown, Jamison Crowder, Dax Milne, Mitchell Tinsley, Kazmeir Allen

TE - Zach Ertz, John Bates, Cole Turner, Armani Rogers

OT - Andrew Wylie, Trent Scott, Alex Akingbulu, Braeden Daniels

OG - Sam Cosmi, Nick Allegretti, Chris Paul, Mason Brooks

OC - Tyler Biadasz, Ricky Stromberg

Defense

DE - Dorance Armstrong, Dante Fowler Jr., Clelin Ferrell, Efe Obada, Andre Jones Jr., KJ Henry

DT - Jonathan Allen, Daron Payne, Phidarian Mathis, John Ridgeway

LB - Bobby Wagner, Frankie Luvu, Jamin Davis, Anthony Pittman

CB - Emmanuel Forbes, Benjamin St-Juste, Noah Igbinoghene, Christian Holmes, Tariq Castro-Fields

SAFETY - Jeremy Chinn, Darrick Forrest, Quan Martin, Percy Butler, Jeremy Reaves

Specialists

LS - Tyler Ott

K - Brandon McManus

P - Tress Way

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Of course, the Commanders still have more free agency deals and the draft, so this definitely won't be the 53-man roster at the end of training camp, but the roster is beginning to take shape.


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David Harrison has covered the NFL since 2015 as a digital content creator in both written and audio media. He is the host of Locked On Commanders and a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. His previous career was as a Military Working Dog Handler for the United States Army. Contact David via email at david.w.harrison82@gmail.com or on Twitter @DHarrison82.