The Washington Commanders hold the first official training camp practice on July 29, which finally gives us real football to talk about.

After weeks of speculation, a fire hose of roster updates, position battles, and practice reports will flood the timeline. So, with all that being said, let’s go ahead and break down four bold predictions for the 2026 edition of Commanders training camp.

1. Treylon Burks does not make the roster

I get why people like the potential of Treylon Burks, as he’s a big downfield target that is also very athletic for his size.

That’s the catch though: The idea of him is great, but the actual product on the field is not.

Sure, he had an awesome highlight-reel touchdown catch against the Denver Broncos, one of the best of the year. But outside of that, he was highly inefficient during his first year in Washington. He finished with a 45.5% catch rate and an average of 0.85 yards per route, which are abysmal numbers no receiver wants to have.

He’s getting a full offseason to learn the system, and he’ll be on page one from the start. But based on his time in Tennessee, there’s not a lot to get excited about. Burks has focus issues, injury issues, and has never come close to the player the Titans envisioned when they drafted him 18th overall in 2022. The only thing that could keep him on this roster is the Commanders’ lack of top-end receivers, giving him a low bar to clear. Yet, I don’t think he clears it.

2. Sonny Styles gets the first crack at the green dot

The Commanders talked during OTAs and minicamp about rotating the green dot early in practices, and that makes sense given a new defense with three candidates: Styles, Frankie Luvu, and Leo Chenal.

Out of those three, I think Chenal has the lowest chance because he isn’t a true three-down linebacker the way Styles and Luvu project to be. Styles has the best chance at filling that role right away. The guy wearing the green dot needs to be on the field as much as possible to communicate the plays, and that’s Styles to a tee. I expect the No. 7 overall pick in this year’s draft to open camp as the signal-caller on defense, which is a massive step for the rookie.

3. Trey Amos takes a redshirt year (technically)

Amos was placed on PUP before training camp, and I had a hunch that would happen. His recovery from a broken leg last year has gone well, but it’s moving at a slower pace than the Commanders would probably like. Then, the addition of Rasul Douglas heavily implied this line of thinking. Even if the Commanders desperately needed to add a viable cornerback before training camp.

Either way, it’s important not to rush Amos back into action, especially considering he’s a second-round pick in only the second year of his career. He still has plenty of potential to live up to his draft billing and a set back or another serious injury would hamper his development even more.

Based on what Douglas showed last year, I think he’s going to start opposite Mike Sainristil and/or Amik Robertson. Therefore, Amos’ second year will be a redshirt year, for the most part.

Let’s be real, too. Amos was just okay before the injury. It’s not like he was locking down receivers on a week-in, week-out basis. That’s fine for a rookie, but it’s not like he automatically earned a starting job. I expect Amos to take a back seat in 2026 while Douglas, Robertson, and Sainristil lead the way. That doesn’t mean he rides the bench all year, but he’ll be a rotational player, not a starter.

4. Drew Stevens beats out Jake Moody

Moody did well in his short time with Washington in 2025, going 10-of-11 on field goals and 10-of-11 on PATs. However, his accuracy has been too inconsistent to bank on over the course of his career.

Stevens has accuracy questions of his own. He was an every-other-year type in college, one year on, one year off. But he has a huge leg, and so far he’s performed well in practices. For kickers, OTA and minicamp momentum can carry over into training camp more easily than it does for other positions because they aren’t dealing with live-action contact. That momentum is viable.

I think Stevens wins the job. If that happens, he’ll become the 10th kicker on the Commanders’ roster since general manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn took over in 2024. That’s a wild number, but kudos to them for never giving up on finding the right guy.