The Washington Commanders were hoping for big things in the 2025 NFL season.
Nothing went right, though, and they couldn’t keep their momentum rolling from the campaign before.
They’ll be looking to get a jolt for themselves in the offseason, and it may come from a trade.
Bleacher Report’s Alex Ballentine has predicted in a new article that the Commanders could trade for Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby.
His projection has three picks going back from Washington to Vegas: 2026 first-round pick (No. 7 overall), 2026 fifth-round pick (No. 145 overall), 2027 first-round pick.
“History has a way of repeating itself. Back in 2018, the Raiders got a stockpile of draft picks from the Chicago Bears for a prime Khalil Mack,” Ballentine writes. “The Raiders might be in position to get another draft haul for a star edge-rusher.”
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It’d be a steep price for the Commanders, but it could be worth it.
“The Commanders fit the bill,” Ballentine writes. “They have around $89.8 million in cap space and the potential to have a huge bounce-back season with a healthy Jayden Daniels next season. Washington’s struggles this season gives them the advantage of a top-10 pick to offer to Vegas. Dan Quinn would get the marquee pass-rusher he needs to improve the Commanders defense and the Raiders would be able to potentially add a quarterback at No. 1 and a foundational defensive prospect at No. 7.”
That big cap space is a key here.
Crosby signed a three-year, $106 million contract extension before the 2025 NFL season. He’ll be owed more than $40 million per year for the duration of his time conceptually in Washington.
But he’d be worth it. Crosby remains one of the best in the NFL. The Commanders could use him.
