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Despite the 0-1 start to the season, the Commanders had a lot of stellar individual performances but also a handful of performances that cost the team a great deal. Antonio Williams led the team with a 91.0 grade as he led the team in receiving yards. However, it was Mike Sainristil’s 29.9 grade from PFF that earned the team’s worst grade.
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Antonio Williams shines bright
When Stefon Diggs caught a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and jumped onto the goalpost, receiving an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, he instantly made headlines with his childish celebration. However, it was the third-round pick from Clemson, Antonio Williams, that highlighted the stat sheet. With 64 receiving yards, Williams led the team despite the frustrations all around the offense.
“Given the struggles of recent draft picks like Luke McCaffrey and Jaylin Lane to get involved in the offense, this is a massive development for Williams,” Ryan McCafferty wrote. “With wide receivers, you can often tell early on if they have it or they don’t. The Clemson product has it.”
As the rest of the Commanders offense will take more time to gel together, Williams instantly made an impact on the offense when he was on the field. Targeted four times, he caught all of his passes putting an emphasis on his 1.8% drop rate from college. Lining up in the slot 11 times and on the outside 15 times, Williams constantly put himself in positions to make a play. Unfortunately, most of the time he was on the field, Jayden Daniels was too busy scrambling in the backfield trying not to take a sack.
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Mike Sainristil exposed in coverage
After putting together a solid rookie season with two interceptions, Sainristil has become a liability in coverage. Posting the team’s worst PFF grade this week, he was being picked on all day by Jalen Hurts and the Eagles pass-catchers. Allowing 73 yards and a 66.7% completion percentage when in coverage, he was a liability to say the least.
On Dontayvion Wicks’ early touchdown reception, Sainristil completely misread the route, allowing Wicks to get open in the end zone. Additionally, he allowed a 64-yard pass to Dontayvion Wicks that set the Eagles up deep into Commanders territory. If it wasn’t for his shaky coverage, the Commanders secondary would have looked like a much more cohesive unit.
As Trey Amos continues to work back from injury, expect Sainristil to be the first to be guided back to the sideline. Amik Robertson led the defense with a 76.5 grade as he allowed only 3 yards per reception as compared to Sainristil’s 36.5 yards per reception.
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This story was originally published September 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM.