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On Monday, NFL insiders reported—but there is yet to be an official Commanders announcement—that veteran cornerback Rasul Douglas has agreed to terms on a one-year deal for 2026. At 30, Douglas may not perfectly align with the league-wide push for younger, faster players this offseason, but July is a time when veteran depth pieces like him are typical additions. He presents value as a reliable outside option who can bolster both the floor and ceiling of Washington’s secondary, while also providing needed depth for a long, injury-prone NFL season.
There are arguments about whether Douglas remains a true NFL starter, but Pro Football Reference shows that he has not logged fewer than 680 defensive snaps in a season since 2019, and he has played at least 830 defensive snaps in each of the last four years. It seems almost certain that, assuming he stays healthy, Trey Amos will be among the starting outside cornerbacks. He was last year’s second-round pick and is not a slot corner, which helps explain his expected role.
Beyond Amos, the rest of Washington’s secondary becomes a bit of a puzzle. Pinpointing the primary starter and primary backup at the other corner positions is complicated by the unknowns of the still-unfolding Daronte Jones defensive scheme, which is anticipated to feature heavy use of three-safety looks. With that in mind, I’ve decided to present a challenge for readers: predict which cornerback, aside from Trey Amos, will accumulate the most defensive snaps in 2026.
To aid your decision, I’ve prepared a clear chart summarizing each cornerback’s 2025 snap distribution—split between slot and outside alignments—as well as their career-wide totals. For simplicity, I’ve excluded snaps where a player lined up on the defensive line or at safety, since those plays would merely clutter the data. You’ll quickly notice that Darius Rush’s inclusion in the poll is mainly to test your attention to detail. Also, the two 2017 draftees, Ahkello Witherspoon and Rasul Douglas, are largely outside corners who rarely—or never—see time in the slot.
Notes on Rasul Douglas and the 2022 season: Douglas logged fewer than 96% of his career snaps as a wide defender primarily because of his 2022 stint with Green Bay. In that year, the Packers’ secondary featured three elite cornerbacks: Jaire Alexander, Eric Stokes, and Rasul Douglas. With Alexander and Stokes serving as traditional perimeter corners, Douglas’ role differed, contributing to the unusual distribution that year.