2024_Washington_Commanders_season References

2024 Washington Commanders season
2024 Washington Commanders season
Owner	Josh Harris
President	Jason Wright
General manager	Adam Peters
Head coach	Dan Quinn
Offensive coordinator	Kliff Kingsbury
Defensive coordinator	Joe Whitt Jr.
Home field	Commanders Field
Uniform
	← 2023; Commanders seasons; 2025 →;

The 2024 season is the Washington Commanders' 93rd season in the National Football League. It is their second under owner Josh Harris and first under general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn.^[1]^[2] Peters was previously the assistant general manager of the San Francisco 49ers for the prior three seasons; Quinn served as Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator in the same period. Additional changes to the coaching staff included the hiring former Texas Tech and Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator and Cowboys secondary coach Joe Whitt Jr. as defensive coordinator.

Draft

2024 NFL Draft selections
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	2	Jayden Daniels	QB	LSU
2	36	Jer'Zhan Newton	DT	Illinois
	40	Traded to Eagles^[A]			From Chicago^[B]
	50	Mike Sainristil	CB	Michigan	From Philadelphia^[A]
	53	Ben Sinnott	TE	Kansas State	From Philadelphia^[A]
3	67	Brandon Coleman	OL	TCU
	78	Traded to Eagles^[A]			From Seattle^[C]
	100	Luke McCaffrey	WR	Rice	Compensatory pick from San Francisco^[D]
4	102	Traded to Seahawks^[C]
5	139
	152				From Seattle^[C]
	161				From Philadelphia^[A]
6	179	Traded to Seahawks^[C]
7	222

Notes

Draft trades

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The Commanders traded a second-round selection (40th overall) and a third-round selection (78th overall), to Philadelphia in exchange for two second-round selections (50th and 53rd overall), and a fifth-round selection (161st overall).^[3]
^ The Commanders traded DE Montez Sweat to Chicago in exchange for a second-round selection (40th overall).^[4]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Commanders traded QB Sam Howell, a fourth-round pick (102nd overall), and a sixth-round pick (179th overall), to Seattle in exchange for a third-round pick (78th overall), and a fifth-round pick (152nd overall).^[5]
^ The Commanders traded DE Chase Young to San Francisco in exchange for a third-round selection.^[6]

Staff

**Washington Commanders staff**
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	Management and operations Managing partner – Josh Harris Limited partners – Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, David Blitzer, Mark Ein, 15 others President – Jason Wright Vice president of football initiatives – Dave Gardi Senior advisor – Doug Williams Personnel department General manager – Adam Peters Assistant general manager – Lance Newmark Senior personnel executive – Martin Mayhew Senior vice president of football administration – Rob Rogers Senior vice president of football strategy – Eugene Shen Senior director of player personnel – Eric Stokes Director of pro personnel – Chris Polian Director of college personnel – Tim Gribble Advisor – Marty Hurney Head coach Head coach – Dan Quinn Assistant head coach/offensive pass game coordinator – Brian Johnson Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Kliff Kingsbury Run game coordinator/running backs – Anthony Lynn Quarterbacks – Tavita Pritchard Assistant quarterbacks – David Blough Wide receivers – Bobby Engram Tight ends – David Raih Offensive line – Bobby Johnson Assistant offensive line – Darnell Stapleton Offensive assistant – Andre Coleman Offensive quality control – Shane Toub			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Joe Whitt Jr. Defensive pass game coordinator – Jason Simmons Defensive line – Darryl Tapp Assistant defensive line – Sharrif Floyd Linebackers – Ken Norton Jr. Assistant linebackers/pass rush specialist – Ryan Kerrigan Defensive backs – Tom Donatell Assistant defensive backs – William Gay Senior defensive assistant – John Pagano Defensive quality control – George Banko Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Larry Izzo Assistant special teams – John Glenn Strength and conditioning Senior director of player health and performance – Tim McGrath Head athletic trainer – Al Bellamy Head strength and conditioning – Chad Englehart Director of rehabilitation – Ryan Juarez → Ownership group → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Washington Commanders roster**
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Quarterbacks -- Jayden Daniels 16 Jeff Driskel 12 Jake Fromm 0 Marcus Mariota Running backs 30 Austin Ekeler 31 Jeremy McNichols 8 Brian Robinson Jr. 23 Chris Rodriguez Jr. Wide receivers 10 Kazmeir Allen 2 Dyami Brown 80 Jamison Crowder 84 Davion Davis 1 Jahan Dotson -- Luke McCaffrey 17 Terry McLaurin 15 Dax Milne 18 Mitchell Tinsley 89 Brycen Tremayne 14 Olamide Zaccheaus Tight ends 87 John Bates 86 Zach Ertz 88 Armani Rogers -- Ben Sinnott 85 Cole Turner		Offensive linemen 62 Alex Akingbulu T 67 Nick Allegretti G 63 Tyler Biadasz C 64 Mason Brooks G -- Brandon Coleman T 76 Sam Cosmi G 77 Braeden Daniels T 60 Michael Deiter C 61 Julian Good-Jones G 78 Cornelius Lucas T 75 Chris Paul G 73 Trent Scott T 53 Ricky Stromberg C 71 Andrew Wylie T Defensive linemen 93 Jonathan Allen DT 92 Dorance Armstrong DE 99 Clelin Ferrell DE 6 Dante Fowler DE 56 Jalen Harris DE 55 KJ Henry DE 50 Andre Jones Jr. DE 98 Phidarian Mathis DT 68 Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi DT ( Int.) -- Jer'Zhan Newton DT 97 Efe Obada DE 94 Daron Payne DT 79 Benning Potoa'e DT 59 Joshua Pryor DE 91 John Ridgeway III DT		Linebackers 46 Brandon Bouyer-Randle OLB 52 Jamin Davis OLB 47 Keandre Jones OLB 57 Anthony Pittman OLB 4 Frankie Luvu OLB 54 Bobby Wagner MLB 32 Mykal Walker OLB Defensive backs 35 Percy Butler FS 26 Tariq Castro-Fields CB 11 Jeremy Chinn SS 24 Michael Davis CB 13 Emmanuel Forbes CB 22 Darrick Forrest FS 34 Christian Holmes CB 19 Noah Igbinoghene CB 36 Kyu Blu Kelly CB 16 D'Angelo Mandell CB 20 Quan Martin FS 29 James Pierre CB 39 Jeremy Reaves SS -- Mike Sainristil CB 25 Benjamin St-Juste CB 37 Nick Whiteside CB Special teams 3 Brandon McManus K 69 Tyler Ott LS 5 Tress Way P				Rookies in italics Roster updated April 26, 2024 Depth chart Transactions 72 active (+1 exempt), 6 unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Schedule

Preseason

The Commanders' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced later.

Regular season

Listed below are the Commanders' opponents for 2024. Exact dates and times will be announced later.^[7]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents ( NFC East)	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles
Conference opponents ( NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents (based on 2023 division placement)	Chicago Bears	Arizona Cardinals
Interconference opponents ( AFC North)	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals
Interconference opponent (based on 2023 division placement)	Tennessee Titans	—

References

^ Selby, Zach (2024-01-15). "Commanders hire Adam Peters as general manager". Commanders.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^ Selby, Zach (2024-02-03). "Dan Quinn named Washington Commanders' 31st head coach". Commanders.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
^ McManus, Tim (2024-04-27). "Eagles trade up, draft Iowa DB DeJean at No. 40". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
^ Shelby, Zach (2023-10-31). "Commanders trade DE Montez Sweat to Chicago Bears". Commanders.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
^ Shook, Nick (2024-03-14). "Commanders trading QB Sam Howell to Seahawks, teams exchanging draft picks". NFL.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
^ "Commanders trade DE Chase Young". Commanders.com. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ "2024 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

External links

Official website

[Eagles-4] The Commanders traded a second-round selection (40th overall) and a third-round selection (78th overall), to Philadelphia in exchange for two second-round selections (50th and 53rd overall), and a fifth-round selection (161st overall).^[3]

[Bears-6] The Commanders traded DE Montez Sweat to Chicago in exchange for a second-round selection (40th overall).^[4]

[Seahawks-8] The Commanders traded QB Sam Howell, a fourth-round pick (102nd overall), and a sixth-round pick (179th overall), to Seattle in exchange for a third-round pick (78th overall), and a fifth-round pick (152nd overall).^[5]

[49ers-10] The Commanders traded DE Chase Young to San Francisco in exchange for a third-round selection.^[6]

[1] Selby, Zach (2024-01-15). "Commanders hire Adam Peters as general manager". Commanders.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[2] Selby, Zach (2024-02-03). "Dan Quinn named Washington Commanders' 31st head coach". Commanders.com. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

[3] McManus, Tim (2024-04-27). "Eagles trade up, draft Iowa DB DeJean at No. 40". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.

[5] Shelby, Zach (2023-10-31). "Commanders trade DE Montez Sweat to Chicago Bears". Commanders.com. Retrieved 2024-04-27.

[7] Shook, Nick (2024-03-14). "Commanders trading QB Sam Howell to Seahawks, teams exchanging draft picks". NFL.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.

[9] "Commanders trade DE Chase Young". Commanders.com. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-02-07.

[11] "2024 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.

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Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021) Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia
Franchise	History Seasons Players Coaches Draft first-round picks Starting quarterbacks Records Broadcasters
Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium Commanders Field
Ownership group	Managing partner: Josh Harris Limited partners: Mitchell Rales, Magic Johnson, David Blitzer, Mark Ein, others
Key personnel	Team president: Jason Wright General manager: Adam Peters Head coach: Dan Quinn
Culture	" Hail to the Commanders" Marching Band Major Tuddy Hogettes Chief Zee Redskins name controversy Name change advocates Opinion polls Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation " Go Fund Yourself" The Replacements Everybody's All-American
Lore	Bears 73, Redskins 0 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang Body Bag Game Raljon, Maryland Redskins Rule Ricky Williams trade
Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles
Division championships (15)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015 2020
Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991
League championships (2)	1937 1942
Super Bowl championships (3)	1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)
Hall of Famers	Cliff Battles Sammy Baugh Bill Dudley Turk Edwards Joe Gibbs Darrell Green Russ Grimm Chris Hanburger Ken Houston Sam Huff Deacon Jones Stan Jones Sonny Jurgensen Paul Krause Vince Lombardi Wayne Millner Bobby Mitchell Art Monk John Riggins Bruce Smith Charley Taylor
Affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division
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