Washington Commanders sign Treylon Burks

Treylon Burks earns a C- Contract Value Index (CVI) on his one-year, $2.35M signing with Washington—a depth addition that skews toward risk mitigation over upside capture. At a sub-$2.5M AAV, the Commanders are essentially allocating replacement-level compensation for a receiver competing for snaps in an already thin receiving room, which is fiscally prudent but signals low confidence in immediate production. The one-year structure eliminates long-term obligation and keeps the door open for cut-and-pivot flexibility, a smart posture for a 5-12 team in a transitional offseason phase. However, the modest salary floor means Washington isn't betting meaningfully on Burks as a league-average starter—this is a low-cost flyer on a player expected to operate at the margins of the active roster. The CVI grade reflects the math: you're not overpaying for potential, but you're also not signaling that the front office believes this is a rotational cornerstone, making this a neutral, non-leveraged transaction that neither helps nor hurts the cap picture.