The Washington Commanders may already have their clearest late-offseason answer at receiver sitting in plain sight: Stefon Diggs.
That idea carries extra weight because Diggs isn’t just another name on the market. He’s a Maryland native, a former Terrapins standout, and the thought of him landing in Washington has a built-in homecoming feel. Diggs has even acknowledged that pull himself.
"It's a lot of hopes. We're kind of figuring out, working through some things.
I did have a small piece of me like, damn, it would be great to come home and play and play in front of the fans I used to play in front of as a young adolescent in college and just kind of doing something for the city. That definitely would be a moment.
Hopefully, things do work out. We'll see how it goes, but I'm kind of open right now."
The Commanders would be exploring this from a position of need. Terry McLaurin is still there, but beyond him, the receiver room is full of uncertainty. Washington used a third-round pick on Clemson’s Antonio Williams, who could end up being a nice Day 2 value, and the team also brought back former Titans first-rounder Treylon Burks, who made one of the wildest catches of last season against one of the league’s best defenses.
Still, the question remains whether veterans like Dyami Brown and Van Jefferson are enough to help Jayden Daniels rediscover the borderline MVP-level play he showed as a rookie.
That’s where Diggs starts to make real sense. The Commanders have shown they’re willing to lean on experienced players, and Diggs is still producing at a high level. He’s already shown he can change the feel of an offense for quarterbacks like Josh Allen and Drake Maye, and Washington could use exactly that kind of impact if the goal is to give Daniels a steady lift in Year 3.
Diggs also just finished a strong season with the reigning AFC champion New England Patriots, catching 85 passes for 1,013 yards and four touchdowns. He hauled in a career-best 83 percent of his targets, while also posting the second-highest yards per target of his career at 9.9.
So if Washington is going to add a veteran receiver this offseason, Diggs looks like the cleanest fit. And based on the options in front of them, the Commanders should probably look at him before turning to Brandon Aiyuk.
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