""The Commanders got aggressive in an effort to boost their defensive line, giving [Javon] Kinlaw a three-year, $45 million contract. However, the early results of the agreement seem to be playing out as some surmised. Kinlaw finished the year with a 46.8 overall PFF grade, including a 47.6 PFF run-defense mark and a 9.4% pass-rush win rate. In turn, interior defensive line is still an area of weakness for Washington.""
""Based on the first season in Washington, that was a grave error of judgment. Something that provoked Bradley Locker of Pro Football Focus to inevitably proclaim Kinlaw as the worst signing from the Commanders' 2025 offseason. And in all honesty, few would disagree. Kinlaw failed to register a single sack. He mustered just five pressures and three quarterback hits. The former South Carolina standout missed 14 percent of his tackles, and his 46.8 overall grade from Pro Football Focus ranked 112th out of 134 qualifying interior defensive linemen.""
Washington's 2025 season produced few positives and left general manager Adam Peters facing another critical offseason. The Commanders made several high-profile gambles, some of which failed. Defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw received a three-year, $45 million contract with $30 million guaranteed but delivered poor performance. Kinlaw finished with a 46.8 overall PFF grade, a 47.6 run-defense mark, a 9.4% pass-rush win rate, zero sacks, five pressures, three quarterback hits, and missed 14 percent of his tackles. Kinlaw's play left interior defensive line status unresolved and intensified scrutiny of the roster moves.
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