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Lions head coach Dan Campbell confirmed earlier this week that Detroit intends to play a "significant amount of the starters" in its second NFL preseason date on Saturday against the Washington Commanders .
That list of Lions won't include starting quarterback Jared Goff, but a number of other Detroit starters will see action.
What about for the Commanders ? Is star quarterback Jayden Daniels suiting up? It certainly appears so.
On Saturday morning, the Commanders announced a list of 15 players that won't play at the Lions . Daniels and wide receivers Terry McLaurin and Stefon Diggs are all available and all are expected to play.
Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin and Stefon Diggs all are expected to play today. https://t.co/qBwO0De4uS
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 22, 2026 It still remains to be seen how much Commanders head coach Dan Quinn opts to play Daniels and Co. against the Lions. But, like Campbell and Detroit, Quinn said earlier this week that "a good amount of starters" would get some playing time against the Lions.
Here's the list of 15 Commanders that won't suit up:
No. 1 RB Rachaad White
No. 8 QB Marcus Mariota
No. 22 RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt
No. 23 CB Trey Amos
No. 26 RB Jeremy McNichols
No. 45 OLB K'Lavon Chaisson
No. 58 LB Jordan Magee
No. 67 C Nick Allegretti
No. 78 LT Laremy Tunsil
No. 91 DE Deatrich Wise Jr.
No. 92 DE Dorance Armstrong
No. 94 DT Daron Payne
No. 95 DT Jer'Zhan Newton
No. 97 DT Tim Settle
No. 98 OLB Odafe Oweh
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This article originally appeared on Lions Wire: Is Commanders QB Jayden Daniels playing vs. Lions in NFL preseason?
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