Washington Commanders extend Drake Jackson on 1-year deal

The Washington Commanders reportedly extended two defensive lineman yesterday, and added are adding another one to the list today. Defensive end Drake Jackson was signed mid-October last year, but didn’t play until Week 16 due to the knee injury he suffered in…2023. He was a 2022 2nd-round draft pick by the San Francisco 49ers, but a major knee injury kept him off the field until Washington gave him a chance to finish his recovery while, preparing his return. Jackson played in the final three games

of the season and had 3 tackles in 61 snaps.

Re-signing Jackson puts him back in the rotation with another year removed from his devastating injury. He returns to a team with a new defensive coordinator in Daronte Jones, and an old need at defensive end. The Commanders re-signed Deatrich Wise Jr. and have Dorance Armstrong and Javontae Jean-Baptiste coming back from injury, but they will need to bring in a few more players to improve, and solidify the position. General manager Adam Peters was with the 49ers when they drafted Jackson, but he’ll have to return to his pre-injury form to earn a spot on the team this season.

Defense & Fumbles Table

							Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	IntTD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	FRTD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty	AV	Awards
2022	21	SFO	NFL	DE	15	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	14	8	6	3	6	0	2
2023	22	SFO	NFL	DL	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	7	4	3	2	3	0	1
2025	24	WAS	NFL	DE	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs					26	0	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	24	13	11	5	9	0	3
17 Game Avg					17	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	3.9	16	9	7	3	6	0	1
SFO (2 Yrs)					23	0	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	21	12	9	5	9	0	3
WAS (1 Yr)					3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/5/2026.