Some people called Sonny Styles’ preseason debut the “worst ever.” Some questioned whether he would make the 53-man roster. Others tweeted parody videos about his play.

As Washington opens up the regular season against the Eagles this Sunday, the Commanders will have an entirely new look. And for quarterback Jayden Daniels, it’s time to put the ghosts of 2025 in the past.

Is Daniels just another what-if? The Commanders are desperately trying to avoid it.

All of a sudden, 2026 has become a prove-it year for head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters. And it hasn’t exactly gotten off to a great start.

The hardest part about the tackle’s offseason plan was finding just the right way to tell his wife.

Teams had to get down to their initial 53-man roster by 6 p.m. Sunday. Washington can tweak the roster before the opening week, including trades or claiming players off waivers.

Here is our final 53-man roster projection ahead of cut day.

Athan Kaliakmanis was never a star in college, but his moxie has endeared him to Commanders fans.

The Commanders went to Baltimore, and their offense was outplayed for the better part of two hours. Washington struggled to run the ball and watched at least four would-be sacks get home

A walk-through on Monday became a full-blown practice. Dan Quinn said it wasn’t a punishment. But he used words like “disarray” to describe what he saw on tape.

Here are the players who stood out, one way or the other, in the Commanders’ 17-13 preseason loss to the Lions on Saturday.

Coach Dan Quinn said the jury is out on whether starting quarterback Jayden Daniels will play Saturday. He will almost certainly sit out Washington’s final preseason game against Baltimore.

The Commanders have had 15 players miss time, including many key contributors.

Treylon Burks used to hunt hogs. Now he’s aiming for a different type of game with the Commanders.

“He’s thrown an incredible training camp,” head coach Dan Quinn said. “His accuracy, his command of it. A new system, you wouldn’t feel like that for him."

“I’m a competitor. I belong,” defensive lineman Ricky Barber said at his locker after the preseason debut. “I want to be part of the team.”

Here is our projection of the opening day roster as we enter the final two weeks of training camp.

Mariota sprained his MCL in the preseason game against the Dolphins and will miss several weeks. The injury should take him out the remainder of the preseason, and his return date is unknown.

Backup quarterback Marcus Mariota left early with an injury, but the rest of Washington’s 20-7 preseason win over the Dolphins was largely uneventful.

What’s one more challenge for the renaissance man? Yankoff is all in as a tight end.