Heading into the 2026 season, many questions surrounded the Washington Commanders' wide receivers. Did GM Adam Peters do enough to surround quarterback Jayden Daniels with enough weapons this offseason? After drafting Antonio Williams in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft and signing four-time Pro Bowl wideout Stefon Diggs last month, Washington’s wide receiver room looks much different.
Here are a few quick observations on the Commanders' play at receiver through two weeks.
- Through two weeks, it is Stefon Diggs who has been targeted the most (15) by Washington quarterbacks. Diggs has responded with nine receptions for 102 receiving yards, which also leads the team. Diggs also leads in receptions per game at 4.5 and touchdown receptions with three.
- The Commanders’ top receiver coming into the season was Terry McLaurin. Terry has been targeted 13 times, but has only caught four for 64 yards. That means McLaurin is averaging 16.0 yards per reception, with a long reception of 26 yards. McLaurin has a success rate of only 30.8%.
- A real positive to notice is rookie Antonio Williams. Williams has only been targeted seven times in the first two games. However, Williams has seven receptions for 88 yards, five of which have converted a first down for Washington, which is the second-most for the team.
A positive from yesterday's debacle is that the Commanders absolutely have a dude in Antonio Williams. Smooth route runner, constantly beating man coverage for two weeks now pic.twitter.com/wXTyoxuLRB
— Nick Akridge (@nick_akridge) September 21, 2026
- Then there is Dyami Brown. The coaches clearly think Brown can succeed, as they have believed in him enough to have Treylon Burks and Luke McCaffrey both inactive in Week 1 and McCaffrey again in Week 2. However, in two weeks, Brown has produced only 21 receiving yards. Now, in his defense, he was robbed of a touchdown catch last week vs. Dallas. Officials originally ruled it incomplete, but replay showed Brown's knee down in the end zone (one knee equals two feet), and replay analyst Dean Blandino said the officials made the wrong call. This would/should have been a 29-yard touchdown reception for Brown. This would have pushed Brown’s current receiving yardage total from 21 to 50, and no one would be talking about Brown’s lack of production.
- Treylon Burks has been targeted only once so far, and Jayden Daniels missed it, overthrowing the wide-open Burks for what should have been an easy touchdown in Dallas. The Commanders trailed 17-10 when Daniels launched what could have been a 55-yard touchdown to Burks, who had his defender beaten by five yards.
- Jaylin Lane has caught one pass for yards off of his lone target in two weeks. What’s more, Lane bobbled three kickoff returns last week. Lane is the better punt returner, but he hasn’t yet shown he is as good as Luke McCaffrey in kickoff returns. Might the Commanders activate McCaffrey in Week 3 for kickoff return duty? If they do, which receiver(s) would be inactive? Lane? If so, would McCaffrey also return punts?
- The practice squad includes veteran receiver Van Jefferson and rookie Jaden Bradley.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: How have Commanders receivers
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