It’s uncertain at this point where Brandon Coleman is going to play in 2025. We know he’s not going to be the Washington Commanders’ left tackle, but he could play at either guard spots or at right tackle.
As long as he’s able to compete, Coleman isn’t worried about where the coaches will decide to put him.
“I don’t really care where I play,” Coleman said. “Wherever they keep me is where I’ll work into.”
For now, Coleman is working at left guard — a position he played a little in college at TCU. He had seven starts at the position as a sophomore before moving to left tackle as a junior. Although he was primarily a tackle as a senior, he also started four games at left guard.
Head coach Dan Quinn called Coleman a “rare” talent, because the second-year offensive lineman has the size to play inside and quickness to play as a tackle. For a team like the Commanders, who are trying to figure out a new lineup with Laremy Tunsil and Josh Conerly Jr. joining the team as well as Sam Cosmi set to miss a portion of the season with an ACL injury, that position flexibility can be valuable.
“Because he had good versatility coming out of TCU…he was ready to begin that process early,” Quinn said of Coleman’s transition to guard. “It started prior to him even getting to the offseason program in his training, working on different sets to do that.”