The Washington Commanders passing offense has looked better over the past week with the arrival of veteran receiver Stefon Diggs. Rookie wideout Antonio Williams, though, has also continued to make progress.
On Wednesday, Williams turned in an impressive performance at practice against the Miami Dolphins. The outing caught the eyes of multiple team insiders.
“Most of the Commanders’ wide receivers won their matchups, leaving the Dolphins’ defensive backs trailing behind them at the line of scrimmage,” wrote Commanders.com’s Zach Selby. “Antonio Williams was particularly good at this with a move on Ethan Robinson that created about five yards of separation.”
SI on Commanders’ Philip Hughes noticed the rookie as well.
“Antonio Williams continues to make defenders look silly with his twitchy moves; today he caught a red-zone touchdown pass after lining up in the backfield next to Mariota,” wrote Hughes. “The rookie just finds a way to produce no matter how they feed him the ball.”
Wednesday wasn’t an aberration. Hours before the joint practice, Fansided’s Riggo’s Rag’s Dean Jones included Williams on a list of five supreme standouts from Tuesday’s practice.
“According to those in attendance, Williams also made a few impressive touchdown grabs during the red-zone portion of practice,” wrote Jones. “Being able to work in tight windows with such success is only going to serve him well when the Commanders open things up.
“And not even Diggs’ arrival will stop him from making an impact.”
The Commanders grabbed Williams at No. 71 overall in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft. He could be the team’s WR3 behind Diggs and fellow veteran Terry McLaurin when the season starts.
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