There are 74 players currently on the offseason roster
There have been several changes to the Commanders roster since we published the last depth chart update. Here’s a quick summary of the most recent reported transactions:
- LB/DE Dante Fowler signed with Dallas Cowboys
- OL Nate Herbig signed
- DE Clelin Ferrell extended
- DL Jalyn Holmes extended
- OL Foster Sarell signed
- WR Michael Gallup signed
On the whole, these late signings were very thrifty, with all of the Commanders signings and extensions (aside from Clelin Ferrell) qualifying for salary cap savings under the Veteran Benefit.
Overall, Adam Peters again seems to have focused on raising the floor in veteran free agency, and has traded draft picks three times since early November in an effort to make immediate roster upgrades by acquiring CB Marshon Lattimore, WR Deebo Samuel and LT Laremy Tunsil.
He will have an additional 5 bites at the apple in April’s draft, with 1st, 2nd & 4th round picks in particular available to help raise the ceiling on the 2025 roster.
Commanders 2025 draft picks per Tankathon
The updated offseason roster/depth chart
The numbers that appear beside some players’ names are 2025 cap hits per Over the Cap. I have not included cap hits below $1.5m.
The Commanders currently have 32 defensive players, 39 offensive players and 3 special teams players.
Please note that assigned positions and color coding are my own personal opinions. They do not necessarily represent the thinking of Washington’s coaches or front office, nor are they necessarily consistent with fan consensus. This chart represents my personal interpretation, and may not reflect the thoughts of other writers on Hogs Haven. Finally, when it comes to backup players, I don’t put much effort into making sure that they are on the right or left or behind the specific player that they backup. I mostly just try to fit everyone on the chart efficiently as the goal is to visually represent the offseason roster and not predict regular season usage.
With 74 players under contract and 5 draft picks in hand, we can anticipate — absent a trade for more picks — about 11 undrafted college free agents or late-signing veteran free agents to be added to the roster to reach the offseason limit of 90 players.
SALARY CAP UPDATE
At the moment, having accounted for all 74 players that the Commanders currently have under contract for the 2025 season, OTC estimates that Washington has available cap space of $26.33m.
OTC also projects Effective Cap Space (the amount available after draft picks are signed) at $24.02m.
Deebo NOTE:
For reasons I can’t fully explain, after OTC initially said they would treat Deebo Samuel’s contract as a one-year deal for ~$17.4m, the site has his contract listed the way I initially said it would be treated; that is, a 2025 cap hit of $5.15m with another $12.4m tucked into 4 void years.
Some details on the possible cap charges for Washington on Deebo deal.
Could be $17.55m in ’25
or
$5.2m in 2025 + $12.34m in prorated bonus in void yearsdepending on how the Niners & Commanders agree to treat the contract details.#RaiseHailhttps://t.co/QRP2aQveQ4 pic.twitter.com/AVB5GmqJXA
— Bill-in-Bangkok (@billhorgan2005) March 2, 2025
Without an extension, that $12.4m will be charged in 2026 when the contract voids. For Washington, there is no practical difference with respect to the team’s ultimate cap position. Whether the full amount of the contract is charged to 2025 or whether it is split between ‘25 and ‘26 via the void years, Washington’s net 2026 cap position should remain the same.
For the moment, the available cap space and Effective Cap space reported on Over the Cap is based on the lower cap hit of $5.15m for 2025, with a dead cap hit of $12.4m due to hit in 2026 when the contract voids.
This treatment is in direct contradiction to reporting by John Keim and others.
Here is how OTC has Deebo’s contract recorded as of March 31, 2025:
Again, all the money in the void years (2026-29) will accelerate into 2026 when the contract voids (probably around the start of the new league year in March next year) unless the Commanders sign Deebo to an extension before that time.
2026 Cap space
There should be little concern about next year’s salary cap, as OTC currently estimates that the Commanders will have $99.6m in available cap space for the 2026 league year.
Of course, that is only for 28 players.
By the time we get to free agency next March, the Commanders will likely have 35 or more players under contract for 2026, and far less than $99m, but Adam Peters should have plenty of salary cap space to work his magic again a year hence.