Washington Commanders inactives and starters, Week 16

Jayden Daniels is projected to start at quarterback for the Washington Commanders at the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16. Marcus Mariota is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Dec 27, 12:00 AM ET.

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• T.J. MaguranyangaDEInjured ReserveMaguranyanga (undisclosed) reverted to the Commanders' injured reserve Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
• Curtis JacobsLBInjured ReserveJacobs (undisclosed) reverted to Washington's injured reserve Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
• Quentin MooreTEInjured ReserveMoore (undisclosed) reverted to the Commanders' injured-reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
• Jacoby JonesWRInjured ReserveJones (undisclosed) reverted to the Commanders' injured-reserve list Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.
• Jer'Zhan NewtonDTInjured ReserveThe Commanders placed Newton (pectoral) on injured reserve Monday.
• Laremy TunsilOTInjured ReserveThe Commanders placed Tunsil (triceps) on injured reserve Monday.
• Marcus MariotaQBQuestionableMariota (knee) returned to practice Monday, JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington reports.
• Jacory Croskey-MerrittRBQuestionableCroskey-Merritt (lower body) is expected to return to practice next week, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.
• Deatrich Wise Jr.DEOutWise (undisclosed) was placed on the reserve/PUP list on Sunday.
• Trey AmosCBInjured ReserveAmos (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return.
• Jeremy McNicholsRBInjured ReserveThe Commanders placed McNichols (quadriceps) on injured reserve with a designation to return Sunday, Zach Selby of the team's official site reports.
• Rachaad WhiteRBQuestionableWhite (hamstring) isn't suited up for Friday's preseason game in Baltimore.
• Malik SpencerSInjured ReserveSpencer (undisclosed) reverted to injured reserve with the Commanders on Wednesday, per the NFL's official transaction log.
• Drake JacksonDEInjured ReserveJackson (hamstring) was placed on the Reserve/Injured list on Monday.
• Ben SinnottTEQuestionableCommanders head coach Dan Quinn said that Sinnott is dealing with an oblique injury and is unlikely to play in Friday's preseason finale versus the Ravens, Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic reports.
• Tim SettleDTQuestionableSettle (calf) will not play against the Lions in Saturday's preseason game.
• K'Lavon ChaissonLBQuestionableChaisson (knee) will not play in Saturday's preseason game against the Lions.

Per ESPN's public injury report, as of Sep 1, 11:58 PM ET.

Who is starting for the Commanders in Week 16?

Jayden Daniels is projected to start at quarterback for the Washington Commanders at the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16. Marcus Mariota is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Dec 27, 12:00 AM ET.

Are the Commanders playing in Week 16?

Yes. Jayden Daniels is projected to start at quarterback for the Washington Commanders at the Minnesota Vikings in Week 16. Marcus Mariota is listed second. Kickoff is Sun, Dec 27, 12:00 AM ET.

Where do the Commanders's Week 16 inactives and injury designations come from?

Injury and inactive designations shown here are pulled verbatim from ESPN's public injury report, last fetched Sep 1, 10:58 PM CDT (17 players listed).