Here’s who the Commanders signed in free agency

Dorance Armstrong, DE: Armstrong signed a three-year, $33 million deal with Washington that has a maximum value of $45 million with performance incentives, two people with knowledge of the terms said.

The Commanders are betting Armstrong will continue growing as he did over six seasons with the Cowboys. The question is whether Armstrong can keep producing with more snaps. He had a mini-breakout in 2021 and over the past two seasons complemented the Cowboys’ elite front in 34 games (six starts) with 16 sacks and 17 tackles for loss.

Though Armstrong usually lined up on the edges, Coach Dan Quinn — then his coordinator — occasionally shifted him inside on obvious pass-rushing downs and a couple of times even dropped him into coverage.

Clelin Ferrell, DE: Ferrell signed a one-year deal, a person with knowledge of the terms said. He rejoins General Manager Adam Peters, who was the 49ers’ assistant GM last year when the team signed Ferrell to a one-year deal, and defensive line coach Darryl Tapp, who previously was the 49ers’ assistant D-line coach.

The Raiders picked Ferrell No. 4 in 2019, and he had a promising rookie season with 4.5 sacks, 38 tackles, five passes defended and one fumble recovery. He was a rotational player for much of his time with the Raiders, and when the team declined to exercise his fifth-year option, he signed with the 49ers.

Ferrell started all 17 games for San Francisco last season, totaling 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one pass deflection. A knee injury sidelined him for the playoffs.

Efe Obada, DE: The former international pathway player signed with Washington in 2022 as a rotational lineman after previously playing for former coach Ron Rivera with the Carolina Panthers. Obada’s 2023 season was cut short because of a leg fracture, which he said resulted in one of the lowest points in his career.

When healthy, he should add depth and familiarity to a front that features many new faces at defensive end.

Frankie Luvu, LB: The former Panthers linebacker signed a three-year deal that has a maximum value of $36 million, a person with knowledge of the deal said. Luvu first signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and bounced on and off the roster and practice squad his first two seasons before bursting onto the scene in Carolina in 2021. In 2022, he finished with 111 tackles, seven sacks, a pick-six, four passes defended and one forced fumble. Last season, he had 125 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 11 quarterback hits, five passes defended and two forced fumbles.

Regarded as one of the league’s top pass-rushing linebackers, Luvu has totaled 43 quarterback pressures and 62 run stops since 2022, ranking fourth and 12th, respectively, among linebackers in that span, according to Pro Football Focus.

Bobby Wagner, LB: Wagner, 33, signed a one-year deal, a person with knowledge of the terms said, reuniting him with Quinn and linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr., who coached Wagner in Seattle.

Wagner will be entering his 13th NFL season — after 11 with the Seattle Seahawks (2012-21, 2023) and one (2022) with the Los Angeles Rams — and his production continues to defy his age. He led all defenders with 183 total tackles last season, including 36 on third downs. His 71 run stops ranked second among linebackers, per Pro Football Focus, and he also had 3.5 sacks and registered 17 quarterback pressures.

Dante Fowler Jr., LB: Fowler has three years of experience with Quinn and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr. He spent the 2020 season with them in Atlanta, then rejoined them in Dallas in 2022 and 2023. Fowler was a rotational end the past two seasons, registering 10 sacks, three forced fumbles and five passes defended.

Anthony Pittman, LB: Pittman, a depth linebacker and core special teamer, signed a one-year deal. Undrafted out of Wayne State in 2019, Pittman spent five seasons with the Detroit Lions. Over the past three years, he became key to kickoff coverage, kickoff return, punt coverage, punt return and field goal/extra point block. In Washington, he reunites with assistant general manager Lance Newmark, who was formerly a personnel executive in Detroit.

Noah Igbinoghene, CB: Igbinoghene was drafted in the first round in 2020 by the Miami Dolphins. After three seasons, he was traded to Dallas, where he was primarily a special-teamer and reserve defensive back. He’s likely to take on a similar role in Washington.

Michael Davis, CB: Davis signed a one-year deal with the Commanders, giving them depth and length in the defensive backfield. He went undrafted and signed with the Chargers in 2017. In his seven seasons with the Chargers, he played primarily outside, starting 74 of 107 games played and recording eight interceptions and 69 passes defended. In Washington, Davis reunites with defensive backs coach Tom Donatell, who was the Chargers’ defensive passing game coordinator/secondary coach last season.

Jeremy Chinn, S: Chinn signed a one-year deal that has a maximum value of roughly $5.2 million, a person with knowledge of the terms said. Drafted in the second round in 2020, he finished second in defensive rookie of the year voting behind former Commanders pass rusher Chase Young.

Carolina used Chinn all over; he played a large share of his snaps in the box but also shifted to both safety positions and the slot, blitzed and even helped on special teams. After a down season with limited playing time, Chinn said part of the appeal in Washington was the chance to have a greater impact on the defense.

Jeremy Reaves, S: Reaves, the undrafted safety/special teamer, was cut multiple times and bounced on and off Washington’s practice squad for four years before making the active roster and becoming a Pro Bowler in 2022. Reaves signed a two-year contract, joining Crowder and Obada as the only free agents to re-sign with the team.

A knee injury limited Reaves to only five games in 2023, but he is expected to be fully healthy well before training camp, a person with knowledge of his recovery said.