Commanders, Saints Depth Chart, Salary Cap, NFL Draft Picks After Lattimore Trade | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

After rising to the top of the NFC East, the Washington Commanders made a big move ahead of the NFL trade deadline by acquiring four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Marshon Lattimore from the New Orleans Saints.

By NFL Network Ian Rapoport, The Saints will receive a third-round 2025 draft pick plus additional compensation from Washington in exchange for Lattimore.

ESPN Adam Schefter The added New Orleans will also add a 2025 fourth-round pick and will receive its own sixth-round pick, which was traded to Washington during the preseason for John Ridgway. As part of the deal, the Commanders will also receive a fifth-round pick.

The Chiefs are battling the Philadelphia Eagles, who have AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith at wide receiver, for first place in the division. Adding Lattimore to their defense will help slow down the passing game for opposing teams.

Always struggling to balance their salary cap, the Saints have had $4.2 million in cap space this season before Lattimore was traded. The Commanders had the sixth-most caps collected in the league. $25.1 million.

Here are the updated defensive depth charts for both teams, as well as their full list of players in the 2025 draft.

• DE: Clelin Ferrell, Jalyn Holmes,
• DT: Daron Payne, Fidarius Mathis
• DT: Jer’Jean Newton, Sheldon Day
• DE: Dorance Armstrong, Efe Odaba
• OLB: Dante Fowler Jr., Dominic Hampton
• MLB: Bobby Wagner, Mychal Walker
• OLB: Frankie Luvu, Nick Bellore
• CB: Marshon Lattimore, Mike Sainristil, Emmanuel Forbes Jr.
• CB: Benjamin Saint-Just, Michael Davis
• CB: Noah Igbinoghene
• SS: Jeremy Chinn, Darrick Forest, Tyler Owens
• PS: Quan Martin, Jeremy Reeves, Percy Butler

• DE: Carl Granderson, Chase Young, Isaiah Foskey
• DT: Halen Saunders, Christian Boyd
• DT: Nathan Shepard, Brian Breezy, John Ridgway III
• DE: Cameron Jordan, Payton Turner
• WILL: Pete Werner, Anfernee Orji
• MLB: Demario Davis, D’Marco Jackson
• SAM: Willie Gay Jr., Jaylan Ford
• CB: Alonte Taylor Jr., Rico Payton
• SS: Jordan Howard, JT Gray, Millard Bradford
• PS: Tyrann Mathieu, Hugo Amadi
• CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Shemar Jean-Charles

• Own first round
• Own second round
• Better Eagles or Dolphins third round pick
• Fifth round Saints
• Two sixth rounds
• Conditional sixth or seventh round by Steelers (Trade of William Jackson III)
• The two least favorable picks in the seventh round are the Eagles, Saints, Broncos and Falcons.

• Own first round
• Own second round
• Own third round
• Third round of commanders
• Own fourth round
• Commander’s fourth tour
• Own sixth round
• The two most profitable seventh rounders are the Eagles, Falcons, Broncos and Saints.

It didn’t take long for Jayden Daniels to completely change the tone around the Commanders organization.

ESPN Adam Schefter On Saturday, it was reported that players around the league had said either privately or to their agents that they wanted to be traded to Washington.

While it’s unclear whether Lattimore falls into this category, it’s a great fit for both parties. The 28-year-old is no longer the same type of player he was when he was a hawk earlier in his career, but he is still very effective when playing on the outside.

Lattimore misses just one reception every 30.1 snaps and has allowed 83 total yards as the starting back this season.

First-year head coach Dan Quinn protects the Commanders. ranked fifth in passing yards allowed per game (183.3), but their 14 passing touchdowns allowed connected and became ninth in the league in scoring.

It’s a sharp turnaround for a franchise that spent last year’s trade deadline making trades for Chase Young and Montez Sweat. Lattimore’s talent will be tested right away as the Commanders’ next two games are against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Eagles.

The Saints may be starting a long-overdue rebound after a 23-22 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Lattimore’s trading takes place one day after they dismissed head coach Dennis Allen.

Allen’s firing comes amid a seven-game losing streak after starting the season 2-0. The Saints will still be in purgatory even without Lattimore on their roster.

Lattimore will still matter. $20.6 million against the Saints’ cap in 2025, but trading him would save the club $16 million in cash costs next year.

On the bright side, however, this trade does give the Saints six picks in the first four rounds of the 2025 draft. They desperately need to bolster their roster with young, talented players at a limited cost to get them out of their current cap situation and out of the purgatory they’ve been in since 2021.