The Washington Commanders had an excellent 2024 season, but there is still work to do. Some player contracts will expire, some players will retire, some will be drafted and others will be traded, but movement will happen as every NFL team looks for the pieces it needs to be a better team going forward.
One of the focuses for the Commanders is ensuring that quarterback Jayden Daniels has weapons to get the ball to. Terry McLaurin was fantastic in 2024, as were others, but they could use some additional talent to support them. To that end, Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report suggests that the Commanders trade their 2025 first-round draft pick and their 2026 sixth-round to the New York Jets for wide receiver Garrett Wilson.
The article says, in part:
Trading Wilson would be a tough pill to swallow. But as good as he is, the Jets need a quarterback. Combining Washington’s No. 29 overall pick with their No. 7 overall pick would give Gang Green a better chance at moving up if they’re enamored with one of the top rookies.
An extension for Wilson would undoubtedly be part of the equation here, but the Commanders have more cap space than any team in the NFC ($86.7 million). Washington just fell one game shy of the Super Bowl and has star quarterback Jayden Daniels on a rookie contract. The time to win is now.
It’d be worth surrendering the 29th overall pick to gain a proven wide receiver who would (along with former college teammate Terry McLaurin) give the Commanders one of the better one-two punches at wideout in the league.
While Wilson and McLaurin didn’t play together at Ohio State, they only missed each other by a year. Adding Wilson to the Commanders’ roster would be a huge benefit to Daniels and certainly give him another weapon to utilize down the field. The less Daniels has to take off with the ball, the more longevity he will have as a player. Wilson would be a solid addition, but that’s only if Dan Quinn and Adam Peters are willing to get rid of their only first-round pick in 2025.