Throughout the offseason, the Washington Commanders appeared set to feature two primary running backs in 2025, Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler. After only two weeks, both of them are no longer on the active roster.
Robinson was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a sixth-round pick during the preseason. Ekeler tore his Achilles tendon in the fourth quarter of the team's Week 2 loss to the Green Bay Packers. That left the Commanders with a running back room including seventh-round rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt, third-year pro Chris Rodriguez Jr., and veteran Jeremy McNichols.