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Which Commanders UDFA Additions Can Make 53-Man Roster?

The Washington Commanders are hoping to gain some contributions from their undrafted free agent wide receivers.

Jeremy Brener

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The Washington Commanders spent most of their draft picks this year on the offensive line and secondary, failing to address the lack of depth at the wide receiver position.

However, the team signed multiple wide receivers through undrafted free agency. Out of the undrafted free agents, Penn State's Mitchell Tinsley is the biggest addition of the bunch, per FantasyPros.

"Tinsley transferred to PSU from WKU last offseason - he was never teammates with Jahan Dotson on campus, rather, Tinsley was brought to PSU to replace him," FantasyPros writes.

"Obviously no such thing will be happening here. But Tinsley has a very good shot to crack this roster. After starters Dotson, Terry McLaurin, and Curtis Samuel, the Commanders have very little at the WR position."

There should be a wide open competition at the wide receiver position beyond Dotson, McLaurin and Samuel ... the expected starters.

Dyami Brown and Dax Milne, both of whom were on the roster a year ago, are the favorites to make it as backups. But Tinsley and UCLA's Kazemir Allen could be in line to challenge them for a spot on the roster.

"WR Kazmeir Allen will also have a shot to crack the 53," FantasyPros writes. "A former running back, Allen transitioned to receiver midway through his career at UCLA. He underwhelmed in athletic testing, but he has a versatile skillset to experiment with if he can overcome that."

Being a newer receiver, Allen has a lot of untapped potential ... but if the Commanders can crack it, Allen can crack the 53-man roster out of training camp.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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