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<\/a><\/p>\nVisit our partners at FanDuel<\/a><\/p>\n Wide receiver Stefon Diggs led the field with 47% of the total vote. Edge rusher Odafe Oweh drew the second-most support at 29%.<\/p>\n A deeper look into the survey results reveals nuanced viewpoints regarding roster construction, financial investments, and how these acquisitions position the franchise to defy lackluster national narratives about the 2026 Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n The wide receiver room: ceiling & floor<\/p>\n The 47% support for Stefon Diggs confirms that many fans view having a true perimeter weapon as a key catalyst for offensive improvement and team success in 2026.<\/p>\n However, the fact that remains that he drew less than half the votes in our survey. Some of those who didn\u2019t vote for Diggs argued against the receiver\u2019s prime importance on the grounds of diminishing marginal returns. In other words, with Terry McLaurin firmly established as the primary target in Washington\u2019s passing game, some fans felt that adding another high-volume receiver yields a lower incremental impact than addressing other roster deficiencies.<\/p>\n Certainly, in a fully healthy offense, Diggs and McLaurin will naturally eat into each other\u2019s target shares, potentially flattening the statistical ceiling of the individual investment. But one of the driving forces behind the signing of Diggs a week into training camp was rooted in the lessons of the 2025 season. When McLaurin missed 7 games last season due to injury, the offense\u2019s lack of receiving depth was exposed. With Scary Terry missing and a injured Noah Brown out for 13 games as well, the passing game stagnated and opposing secondaries easily suffocated Washington\u2019s remaining pass catchers.<\/p>\n Signing Diggs is as much a floor-raising insurance policy as it is a ceiling-raising luxury. The presence of two 1,000-yard receivers ensures that if injury strikes the receiving corps again, the offense will still likely be able to field an elite route-runner capable of sustaining the passing game. When both are on the field, it forces defensive coordinators into a schematic bind, preventing them from consistently shading safety help toward the team\u2019s only real passing game threat.<\/p>\n Re-making the defense: Oweh and the $96 million mandate<\/p>\n While Diggs received more support in our survey, Odafe Oweh represents the franchise\u2019s largest financial commitment of the offseason. Oweh signed a four-year, $96 million contract, making it the most lucrative contract executed by the Commanders with an external free agent since Albert Haynesworth was inked to a disastrous 7-year, $100m deal in 2009. As expensive as it might be, per Over the Cap, with an average annual value of $24m, this deal ranks only 17th among edge rushers and falls far short of the league\u2019s top-6 contracts in the position group, each of which is valued at between $40m and $50m per year.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n