The Washington Commanders did not deliver a great season last year. Sliding back in every phase and finishing 5-12. Expectations were high after a deep run in 2024, but 2025 became a disappointment for the franchise and its fans.

Von Miller, who spent last season with the Commanders, is a free agent. He hasn’t retired, but he is already planning for life after football. Miller spent part of the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis learning about front-office work and what it takes to be a general manager.

As Zac Stevens noted, “Von Miller reportedly spent part of this week at the NFL combine learning about becoming a future GM.” He was seen talking with personnel staff and soaking up scouting meetings.

Off the field, Miller has been vocal about passing knowledge to younger players and moving into management when his playing days end. On his podcast, he said, per SI, “Y’all make room for me over there with the Denver Broncos,” showing his wish to stay connected to the game. He also previously shadowed Brandon Beane, gaining hands-on exposure to roster building.

Miller signed with the Commanders for the 2025 season, but it concluded, leaving him a free agent. On the field last season, he produced a solid rotational showing, posting 9.0 sacks and six tackles for loss.

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Miller remains a playmaker on game day and is studying scouting off it, and mentoring young players. Whether he ends up in a GM office or back on a field, Von Miller is clearly building the next chapter.

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The 2026 WR class had been described as deep during the college football season, and the NFL Combine results helped lock in that perception. But which WRs did the most to improve their best ball outlook for 2026 fantasy football drafts?

We took a look at TEs Saturday. Today, we’re zeroing in on the other pass-catchers of the class.

In truth, probably all of these WRs are going to get the Combine boost. Everyone looks elite and awesome when running around in shorts with no defenders around. Rookie hype permeates across the board.

But which WRs really popped in the testing and should see more than the usual rookie bump?

Skyler Bell, UConn

Coming from a smaller school, Bell’s name hasn’t been buzzy despite finishing second in the nation with 1,278 receiving yards in 2025. His Combine testing absolutely puts him on the map:

Bell does have an ADP … of 239.8! Which means in the vast, vast, vast majority of early best ball drafts, he has gone undrafted. But a select few smart people have been snagging him in Round 20 before this weekend.

More and more people will be joining soon after his RAS Score (Relative Athletic Score) placed him 111th out of 3,330 tested WRs over the last nearly 40 years.

Look at this rep from the Shrine Bowl practice:

He may end up being a Day 2 pick, which will cause his best ball ADP to skyrocket.

Deion Burks, Oklahoma

Burks was trending toward the top of the world in 2023 at Purdue with a 47-629-7 line as a junior before things didn’t go quite as planned at Oklahoma in 2024 and 2025 (7 TDs combined in these two years).

But the athletic profile on display at the Combine put him into freak-show territory:

He’s currently going undrafted in early best ball draft, but that’s going to change after his testing Saturday. He’s not a lock to be a 2026 contributor, but he’s definitely entered sleeper territory and will start to go in the later rounds of best ball drafts.

Ted Hurst, Georgia State

Hurst’s size and athletic combination jump off the page as “NFL-ready”:

Hurst flew a bit under the radar pre-Combine, but he delivered with a 4.42 40, a 36.5-inch vertical, and the longest broad jump among WRs at 11-foot-3. He shined in drills too, tracking deep balls and showing great body control:

He’s not the flashiest name yet, but this performance highlights his potential as a big-bodied outside threat who can high-point fades and break tackles after the catch.

Hurst was barely on best ball boards with an ADP of 237, making him a Round 20 dart throw in some drafts and undrafted in most. That will reverse after this weekend.