Despite finishing 12-5 in the regular season, winning two playoff games and making it to the NFC championship, the Washington Commanders have multiple needs to address this offseason.
Fortunately for Washington, it has $90 million in salary cap room and seven draft picks. General manager Adam Peters’s primary goals this offseason are to improve the defense and continue to develop more weapons around quarterback Jayden Daniels.
While Washington needs to add a top wide receiver opposite Terry McLaurin, the Commanders just need more good players. That could also mean another tight end. The 2025 NFL draft is loaded at tight end, and Penn State’s Tyler Warren is at the top of that list.
Pro Football Focus recently named the perfect first-round prospect for all 32 NFL teams. Warren was the pick for the Commanders.
The ageless Zach Ertz has been a useful weapon for Commanders rookie QB Jayden Daniels this year, as he has contributed 70 catches and seven scores, but Washington would do well to start stockpiling youthful weaponry for its new franchise signal caller.
Tyler Warren has proved to be one of the best physical mismatches in college football this season, amassing 100 receptions for 1,178 yards and eight scores with 63 first downs (before Penn State‘s semifinal matchup against Notre Dame). Warren has also been excellent on contested balls, hauling in 13 of 21 such targets this season.
Even if Zach Ertz returns for one more year, he’s not a long-term solution. The key here is the development of 2024 second-pick Ben Sinnott. How do the Commanders feel about Sinnott? Do they think he could be Ertz’s replacement? The goal is to add the best players. Warren is one of the draft’s top players and unlikely to be around when the Commanders select 29th.
