2026 Washington Commanders

Burks fought through clear discomfort after coming into the game listed questionable following a Wednesday downgrade on the practice report, catching two early passes for 27 yards before succumbing to the inside-funnel nature of the New York defense. Quarterback Jayden Daniels directed 22 of his 33 pass attempts to the trio of Stefon Diggs, Chig Okonkwo, and Ben Sinnott over the middle of the field. Burks’ situation is unlikely to improve in Week 11 with lockdown perimeter corner DJ Turner on deck.

Sinnott entered the game with just one reception this season while playing as the primary blocking tight end alongside Chig Okonkwo. Okonkwo departed in the second quarter with a back injury and returned to start the second half, with the time off the field paving the way for Sinnott to triple his year-to-date reception total and score his first touchdown of the season. He would add one reception in the second half to push his total to four. The touchdown reception also came with a bit of intrigue as the pass appeared to be targeting Stefon Diggs in the end zone. Sinnott was on a crossing route at the goal line and happened to cross paths at the perfect time. He will not be fantasy viable for as long as Okonkwo remains healthy.

Williams cashed in on his first target of the game for a 31-yard score in the third quarter, adding one additional grab for 11 yards in the final frame. The electric rookie continues to play starters snaps and challenge for the team lead in route rate but had yet to get completely on the same page with quarterback Jayden Daniels, the latter of whom leaned heavily on Stefon Diggs and tight end Chig Okonkwo in this one. The talent is undeniable for Williams, but fantasy managers would love to see a bump in targets before feeling comfortable entering him into starting lineups. Williams’ next chance to return a usable fantasy outing comes in Week 11 against the inside-funnel Bengals, where he should avoid the primary coverage of lockdown corner DJ Turner.

Diggs and the Washington pass offense went as Jayden Daniels went, with the dual threat quarterback mixing perfectly thrown passes with completely errant ones, two of which were directed toward Diggs. A third incompletion bounced off Diggs’ helmet as the veteran receiver should have drawn a defensive pass interference penalty, with the ball eventually ruled an incompletion upon further review after Treylon Burks appeared to come down with what would have been one of the wilder receptions of the season. Daniels’ best pass of the game came on the game-winning touchdown to Diggs in the flat on a crosser, threaded between two defenders. Diggs made a third miss as he took it into the end zone from 32 yards out to send the team to a 3-5-1 record, now two games behind the Giants with the first tie-breaker in hand. He will remain a volatile WR3 on capped routes against the Bengals in Week 11.

The veteran in-season addition’s 13 opportunities matched that of starter Rachaad White, the latter of whom played the team’s first two drives before splitting the workload the rest of the way. Ekeler also split red zone work, although it was White that nearly missed a touchdown on a seven-yard run that was tackled at the one in the second quarter. Either way, the near-even split between the two caps the fantasy upside of both backs in the absence of Jacory Croskey-Merritt, with neither on the fantasy radar ahead of a Week 11 meeting with the Bengals.

White started in name only, playing the first two drives before splitting backfield duties with fellow veteran Austin Ekeler for the remainder of the game. The two backs ended with the same number of opportunities while also splitting red zone work, with White narrowly missing a touchdown in the second quarter on his second longest run of the evening, a seven-yard scamper up the gut that was stopped at the one. His lone explosive run went for 18 yards, with those two carries accounting for more than 50 percent of his yardage total on the ground. White has fallen into a strict timeshare in the absence of Jacory Croskey-Merritt and brings little fantasy upside ahead of a Week 11 meeting with the Bengals.

A late second quarter touchdown drive that was sparked by a long reception by veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs was capped off by tight end Ben Sinnott’s first touchdown of the season to send the Commanders into the half with a three-point lead. The two sides would trade touchdowns in the third quarter before the wheels appeared to fall off for Washington, with their first three possessions of the final frame going turnover on downs, interception, and interception, allowing the Giants to nurse a four-point lead inside the two-minute warning. Daniels drove the field in 49 seconds on just three plays, connecting with Diggs for a 32-yard touchdown with under a minute remaining. The Commanders would escape on the backs of a Rasul Douglas interception to send the team to a 3-5-1 record, now two games back of the Giants and with the first tie-breaker in hand following the previous tie. Daniels will look to keep the momentum going in a Week 11 meeting with the surging Bengals, where he will be an upside QB1 in another must-win game.

Okonkwo was accompanied by trainers to the locker room after failing to play on a three-and-out possession in the second quarter against the Giants. The team deemed him questionable to return before the subsequent possession. Okonkwo caught both targets for 17 yards prior to departing.

Okonkwo is one of many fringe TE1/2 candidates on any given week. He does not need to be in fantasy football lineups, but he can act as a serviceable fill-in, though his upside is most touchdown-dependent.

Burks got in a limited session on Tuesday, but was held out of practice on Monday and Wednesday. It is entirely possible that the Commanders are just exercising caution and Burks will play his normal allotment of snaps, but this sure seems like a scenario where he could end up being a decoy. Burks should be viewed as a boom-bust FLEX with a very low floor.

Burks, according to Quinn, did not practice Wednesday in preparation for Thursday night’s game against the Giants. He missed Week 9 against the Rams with a foot injury. The Commanders’ best downfield threat with Terry McLaurin sidelined, Burks profiles as a high-variance WR4 option this week. The Giants have faced deep passes at the league’s 16th highest rate this season.

That ought to put him firmly in the mix to play on Thursday against the Giants. Okonkwo is coming off a 6/57 game on seven targets against the Rams and figures to again be a reasonable low-end TE1 against the Giants.

It’s an upgrade from an estimated DNP on Monday. Dan Quinn has previously said that he’s optimistic Burks will play, but it’s likely that he’ll hit the questionable line tomorrow barring a full practice.

This is a new injury for Okonkwo, who caught a 16-yard pass on the final play of Sunday’s loss to the Rams as the Commanders were looking to tie the game. Okonkwo has gone for 57 or more yards in three of his last four games and would be on the streaming radar as a boom-or-bust TE2 on Thursday against the Giants if he can play.

Hours after head coach Dan Quinn said he was “optimistic” that Burks would play in Week 10 against the Giants, the Commanders listed him as an estimated DNP for Monday. While they didn’t formally practice, the fact that the team is saying he wouldn’t have gotten on the field today isn’t an encouraging sign for a player who missed all of last week’s practices as well. The good news is there are still more practices to go, meaning Burks could still be upgraded before Thursday night’s game. We’ll see if his status changes on Tuesday when the Commanders take the practice field for the first time on the short week.

Burks sat out in Sunday’s loss to the Rams due to a foot injury that kept him off the practice field all week. Quinn’s optimism suggests he will at least be listed as limited on Monday’s estimated practice report and will get on the field in some capacity on Tuesday and Wednesday. Burks has been a solid downfield threat for the Commanders this year, catching 12 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns. Even if he is active, fantasy managers can avoid him outside of deeper leagues, where he could be a viable desperation play as a WR4. In addition to Burks, Quinn also said he was hopeful CB Amik Robertson (ankle) would be ready to play on Thursday against the Giants.

Okonkwo’s seven targets tied Van Jefferson for the team high in this one. Okonkwo hauled in a 15-yard reception on the Commanders’ opening drive, and on the final play of the game, he caught a 16-yard pass and then tossed it to Rachaad White in hopes of keeping the play alive after time had already expired. Okonkwo has gone for 50-plus yards in three of his last four games and is seeing enough work in the passing game to be on the streaming radar for Week 10’s game against the Giants.

With the Commanders down three receivers, Diggs appeared prime for a decent day against a Rams secondary that was down two corners. Instead, the 32-year-old receiver was outshone by journeyman Van Jefferson for most of the day until the final drive of the game. With the Commanders looking to mount a game-tying drive, Diggs broke free into the secondary to make a 42-yard reception, which accounted for nearly all of his receiving production. In two games without Terry McLaurin, Diggs has averaged just 5.5 targets per game and totaled 89 yards and a touchdown. He’s far from the target hog he was in his prime, and shouldn’t be treated as anything more than a WR3/WR4 on Thursday night against the Giants.

Fantasy managers hoping for a breakout performance from Williams, with Terry McLaurin (knee), Treylon Burks (foot), and Dyami Brown (calf) all sidelined, will be left wanting more. Instead, veteran journeyman Van Jefferson stepped up, catching five passes for 58 yards and a touchdown on a team-high seven targets, while Williams was largely an afterthought. Of the six targets Williams saw on Sunday, three came in the fourth quarter with the Commanders trailing 20-13. The rookie has caught 8-of-13 targets for 79 scoreless yards over the last two weeks and will be hard to trust as anything more than a WR3/WR4 in Week 10 against the Giants.

White’s 28 rushing yards led all Commanders running backs, but his biggest play of the game came through the air. In the second quarter, White turned a short screen pass upfield for a 45-yard gain, positioning the Commanders for a touchdown, which came on the following play when Van Jefferson found the end zone for a seven-yard score. White’s only other catch went for a four-yard loss, but the 41 receiving yards still set a new season-high for him. The 27-year-old free agent signee has three touchdowns this season and hasn’t totaled more than 80 yards from scrimmage in any game this season. He will be a fringe RB2/RB3 against the Giants, with Jacory Croskey-Merritt (groin) still sidelined for a few more weeks.