David Harrison· Jul 6, 2026
Harrison completes his ranked list of Washington's 2026 defensive breakout candidates — Sonny Styles first, Johnny Newton second, Trey Amos third with Mikey Sainristil as "3a," and rookie defensive lineman Joshua Josephs fourth — and projects specific stat lines for Sainristil and Josephs, plus a rotational backup role for Josephs behind Caleb Von Chaisson. He also hands out breakout superlatives to several Commanders on offense.
“Already have Sonny Styles at number one, Johnny Newton at number two, and Trey Amos at number three for our breakout candidates list on the defensive side of things here in 2026.”
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Joe Joseph to record 2.5 sacks
“I think statistically, 250 snaps overall, 18 tackles, four tackles for loss, two and a half sacks, a couple of forced fumbles”
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Mike Sainristil to record 4 interceptions
“For me, it's probably, like, 70 tackles, 12 passes defense, four interceptions, one or two forced fumbles.”
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Joshua Josephs to be 2nd on the depth chart
“currently, I think right now, the best projection for Joshua Joseph is behind Caleb on Chase on when they're standing up as an outside linebacker... So you're kind of a backup rotational use type of guy.”
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“Already have Sonny Styles at number one, Johnny Newton at number two, and Trey Amos at number three for our breakout candidates list on the defensive side of things here in 2026... Mikey Sainter still he's he's three a... Number four, Joshua Joseph's defensive lineman, the rookie.”
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