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In a recent article from Pro Football Network titled NFL Trade and Cut Candidates: 1 Player Who Is Expendable On All 32 Teams After the 2025 Draft, one veteran was identified on each roster who could be cut or traded looking ahead to the rest of the offseason.
For the Commanders, that player was CB Noah Igbinoghene.
The Washington Commanders only made five draft picks, with three of them going on offense. However, they did add Ole Miss cornerback Trey Amos in the second round. A feisty man cornerback, Amos mostly played on the perimeter in college and should slot in there opposite Marshon Lattimore. That would allow second-year pro Mike Sainristil to shift back into the slot, where he mostly played at Michigan.
Of course, that means veteran cornerback Noah Igbinoghene could get squeezed out of a job. The former Dolphins first-rounder found his footing last year, playing more defensive snaps (774) than he did his first four seasons combined (593). He spent 71% of those snaps in the slot, allowing just 5.6 yards per target in that role.
Because of how he performed, it’s no lock Igbinoghene is a goner. Still, it’ll be tough for him to beat out a pair of recent second-round picks, which could leave him as a decent trade asset for Washington. Given his pedigree and promising 2024 performance, Igbinoghene would be a sneaky trade target for teams needing help in the slot.
I’ve got to be honest here; I don’t see it.
What I see isn’t a player without a role, but quality depth at a position group.
We know that Marshon Lattimore and rookie Trey Amos are outside corners. In the broadest sense, the next three guys on the depth chart — Mikey Sainristil, Jonathan Jones and Noah Igbinoghene — all offer the same thing; that is, the ability to play in the slot or on the outside. That gives Joe Whitt a lot of options in case…
- in case Trey Amos isn’t ready to start, one of these guys can step up
- in case Marshon Lattimore simply doesn’t have the ability that made him an $18m p/season CB, one of these guys can step up
- in case anyone is injured, one of these guys can step up.
- even two injuries to starters could be handled with the current depth chart
Last year, the Commanders began the season with 5 cornerbacks on the roster in September and finished the regular season with 5 cornerbacks on the roster in January.
The current group of corners on the Commanders roster:
- Marshon Lattimore
- Mike Sainristil
- Johnathan Jones
- Noah Igbinoghene
- Trey Amos
- Bobby Price
- Kevon Seymour
- Allan George
- Fentrell Cypress (reported UDFA – $145k guaranteed)
- Car’lin Vigers (reported UDFA – $259k guaranteed)
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