Former Washington TE has surprising breakout candidate for Commanders

Consequently, if Blough does start two tight ends, it would (barring injury) be Bates and Okonkwo. Might Blough then want to go into a '13' alignment with one running back, three tight ends, and one receiver? He certainly might like his odds of a bigger-bodied tight end helping in the running game and then play action in the '13' that Paulsen seems to think would most likely include Sinnott.

"Ok, you've got a pretty dangerous 13 personnel," said Paulsen. "I think when in 21 Ben Sinnott is playing the fullback." Paulsen sees Sinnott on the field much more in 2025. In '13', Sinnott will be the third tight end, and in '21', Sinnott will be on the field as the Commanders' fullback.

Thus, Paulsen is visualizing Sinnott getting two more significant roles in 2026. Of course, you would be right to counter Paulsen, "Hey, with only 16 catches in two seasons, isn't there only one way to go and that is up, for Sinnott?" You might also add that Sinnott has so much room to grow as a tight end in 2026. If you add that "with the signing of Okonkwo, Sinnott has something to prove in 2026", I wouldn't want to argue with you there, either.

If you insisted that Kliff Kingsbury's offense rolled out QB Jayden Daniels often, having him throw outside the hash marks much more than he will under Blough's offense, I would agree with you again.

If you reminded me that Sinnott, being the 54th overall selection of the 2024 NFL Draft, has so much to prove this season? I'd say you are certainly correct.

All of these reasons point to Ben Sinnott, who should make a good jump in his production in 2026.

This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Which Commander does Logan Paulsen see breaking out in 2026?