The Washington Commanders are traveling up to New England for their first preseason game on Friday vs the Patriots, which means we get our first look at the unofficial depth chart.

I want to put an emphasis on the word unofficial because this doesn’t mean this is how the team will look, or how certain guys rank, but it’s still a foundation to build off of.

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Quarterbacks

1	2	3	4
Jayden Daniels	Marcus Mariota	Josh Johnson	Sam Hartman

The only real notable storyline to watch in the QB room is who wins the battle for QB3. Hartman has had a solid camp, but Johnson brings a veteran presence to the room. Whoever can fill in without hiccups will be the one who wins the last spot. Hartman and Johnson will get a lot of preseason reps.

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Wide Receiver

1	2	3	4
Terry McLaurin	Michael Gallup	Chris Moore	Mike Strachan
Noah Brown	K.J Osborn	Jacoby Jones	Braylon Sander/Tay Martin
Deebo Samuel Sr.	Luke McCaffrey	Jaylin Lane	Ja’Corey Brooks

No real surprise when you think about how HC Dan Quinn approaches the depth chart, and he makes every rookie earn their spot. Jaylin Lane will quickly shoot up the depth chart, but this is also a good sign for Luke McCaffrey. WR is another deep position with plenty of preseason snaps available.

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Running Back

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Brian Robinson Jr.	Austin Ekeler	Jeremy McNichols	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	Kazmier Allen	Demetric Felton

Have no fear, Croskey-Merritt truthers, he will get his chance to show what separates him from the other running backs. His listing as the fifth string actually allows us to see more snaps for the seventh-round rookie gem.

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Offensive Line

	1	2	3	4
LT	Laremy Tunsil	Foster Sarrell	Tyree Phillips	Lucas Niang
LG	Brandon Coleman	Chris Paul	Julian Good-Jones
C	Tyler Biadasz	Michael Deiter
RG	Sam Cosmi	Nick Allegretti	Timothy McKay
RT	Andrew Wylie	OR Josh Conerly Jr.	Trent Scott	Bobby Hart

Of course, everyone will look at the RT spot. That’s exactly what I expected to see with Wylie OR Conerly Jr. being listed as the starters. I predict we could see Wylie start the season at RT with split time with Conerly Jr., similar to what they did last year with Cornelius Lucas and Brandon Coleman. I also think the depth can move around to different positions easily.

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Tight End

1	2	3
Zach Ertz	Ben Sinnott	Cole Turner
John Bates	Colson Yankoff	Lawrence Cager

No surprises here for the tight end group. I’m obviously most excited to see Ben Sinnott in his second season in the league and hopefully get a decent amount of playing time in preseason again.

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Defensive Line

	1	2	3	4
DE	Deatrich Wise Jr.	Clelin Ferrell	Javontae Jean-Baptiste	Norrell Pollard
DT	Daron Payne	Eddie Goldman	Sheldon Day	Ricky Barber
DT	Javon Kinlaw	Jer’Zhan Newton	Carl Davis	Viliami Fehoko Jr.
DE	Dorance Armstrong	Jalyn Holmes	Andre Jones Jr.

The defensive line has a lot of bodies and better quality to stop the run this season. Preseason players to watch, in my opinion, include Jean-Baptiste, Barber, and Goldman. The depth will be a close race when the season approaches.

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Linebackers

	1	2	3	4
OLB	Von Miller	Jacob Martin	T.J. Maguranyanga
LB	Bobby Wagner	Jordan Magee	Kain Medrano	Ale Kaho
LB	Frankie Luvu	Nick Bellore	Dom Hampton	Kam Arnold

The biggest thing that stands out for the linebacker room has to be rookie Kain Medrano, listed as a linebacker after being labeled as a tweener between linebacker and safety. This could indicate where they feel he is best right now. I’ll be keeping count on Medrano’s snaps in preseason.

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Cornerbacks

1	2	3	4
Marshon Lattimore	Bobby Price	Kevon Seymour	Allan George
Trey Amos	Jonathan Jones	Car’lin Vigers
Mike Sainristil	Noah Igbinoghene

You’re reading that right, Quinn put a rookie as the starter already, and it’s not a surprise when Trey Amos has had a flawless training camp. The depth with Igbinoghene and Jones gives the Commanders a major boost that’s been missing for years. Vigers is a sleeper who can impress in the preseason.

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Safeties

	1	2	3	4
FS	Quan Martin	Jeremy Reaves	Ben Nikkel	Rob McDaniel
SS	Will Harris	Percy Butler	Tyler Owens

The safety room looks as expected, and Owens is listed at safety after getting some reps at linebacker. Owens is the one player who has a lot to earn in the preseason to fight for a final roster spot.

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Special Teams

	1	2	3	4
K	Matt Gay
P	Tress Way
H	Tress Way
LS	Tyler Ott
KR	Austin Ekeler	Luke McCaffrey	Demetric Felton	Kazmeir Allen
PR	K.J Osborn	Jaylin Lane	Demetric Felton	Kazmeir Allen

I do not doubt that Jaylin Lane will be the starting punt returner this season. I am surprised that Deebo Samuel isn’t listed anywhere as a kick returner since he got a lot of starting reps there with Ekeler.

Remember, this is the first unofficial depth chart for the first preseason game against the Patriots, and there will be a lot of movement as the season gets closer. This is a great foundation to build off of, though, and see how things develop after each game. Rookies like Kain Medrano and Jacory Croskey-Merrit can make a lot of noise in the preseason and shake things up.

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