Commanders Qb Depth Chart: Washington’s Options After Jayden Daniels Injury

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Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a beautiful gruesome injury during his team’s 38–14 blowout nonaccomplishment to nan Seahawks connected Sunday night.

In nan 4th fourth of what was already an inevitable defeat, Daniels pulled a read-option from nan two-yard statement earlier trying to shingle disconnected a Seattle defender, and landed awkwardly connected his near arm. The second-year backmost near nan crippled pinch trainers by his broadside and was replaced by backup Marcus Mariota.

Mariota, 32, has started 3 games for Washington this play while Daniels has dealt pinch aggregate different ailments. He’s gone 1–2 successful those starts, throwing 4 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, and has besides added a rushing people crossed 4 full appearances.

Given their now-3-6 grounds to statesman nan 2025 campaign, nan Commanders are apt to thrust pinch Mariota (should Daniels miss time) complete going to nan free supplier aliases trade market for different starter. But who's adjacent successful statement down nan veteran? And who other could Washington perchance move to that's connected their roster?

Here’s a look astatine nan Commanders’s backmost extent chart:

String

Player

Starter	Jayden Daniels
Backup	Marcus Mariota
Third String	Josh Johnson
Practice Squad	Sam Hartman

Sam Hartman, 26, was signed by nan Commanders arsenic an undrafted free supplier retired of Notre Dame successful nan outpouring of 2024. He’s spent astir of his tenure successful Washington connected nan believe squad, signing to their progressive roster for only a fewer weeks past play aft Mariota went down pinch an injury.

Josh Johnson, meanwhile, is nan prototypical journeyman. The 39-year-old has spent clip pinch 12 NFL teams—a convention record, which includes a erstwhile enactment pinch Washington successful 2018—as good arsenic stints successful nan UFL, AAF, and XFL.

The Commanders will return connected nan Lions adjacent Sunday, Nov. 9 for a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. While it’s apt that they'll spell big-game hunting, there’s surely a chance that they make immoderate benignant of smaller move astatine nan backmost position earlier then.