Huddle Up: Daniels under center could help with play action passes and the possibility of Daniels having some designed runs as well. Fantasy players should keep an eye on the Commanders offense during the preseason to see how it will be different. Daniels can be a low-end No. 1 fantasy quarterback when healthy.

Huddle Up: Daniels was held back in 2025 due to an ongoing list of injuries, which was capped off by a season-ending elbow injury. If the team looks to use him in a more similar fashion as they did in 2024, he can return to being a QB1 option in every league.

Huddle Up: Daniels has been practicing but will not play again this season, so fantasy players can drop him if they need the space. Josh Johnson will be the starting quarterback this week but can be avoided in all leagues.

Huddle Up: Daniels practiced in a limited fashion last week before being ruled out. It really makes little chance to roll the dice with their franchise quarterback, since the Commanders have long since been eliminated from the playoffs. If he were to start, it would be a super favorable matchup against the awful Dallas passing defense. However, he suffered a hamstring injury in the first meeting with Dallas, he suffered a dislocated elbow against Seattle, and he aggravated his elbow against Minnesota. There is no sense to risk it, so don't expect to see Daniels, although Marcus Mariota is also a question mark. We might see Josh Johnson under center in Week 17.