The Washington Commanders will play host to one of training camp season’s most intriguing positional battles. The team’s running back competition, which has six viable choices for three or four spots on the final roster, looks wide open for the taking.

While undrafted free agent pickup Robert Henry Jr. doesn’t have the same pedigree as some of the drafted players starting out ahead of him on the depth chart, the UTSA product could easily usurp all of them with a strong offseason showing.

Henry will clash with a series of veterans with varying levels of NFL experience. The most proven is Rachaad White, who joined Washington this offseason after racking up over 4,000 yards and 25 touchdowns from scrimmage over four seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While White is a strong candidate to start, he averages fewer than four yards per carry on his career and is best utilized as a third down back.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, one of the breakout stars of last year’s training camp, will also be in the mix as he attempts to retain the starting job he seized as a seventh-round rookie. His 805 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 175 totes were impressive for an unheralded Day 3 pick, but he hasn’t been consistent enough to slam the door on another player taking the RB1 job.

Henry should have plenty of confidence going into his first training camp, one that comes on the heels of a strong final season with the Roadrunners. He amassed over 1,000 rushing yards and scored nine touchdowns on 151 carries and added 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 18 catches.

Although he played at a small program, Henry proved he could hang with elite talent when the opportunity presented itself. During the 2025 opener against Texas A&M, the back exploded for 177 yards and two touchdowns to keep UTSA competitive against a much stronger foe.

While he’s more likely to catch on as a depth choice—assuming he can beat out the likes of Jerome Ford, Jeremy McNichols and fellow rookie Kaytron Allen—a head-turning showing at camp could vault Henry into the starter discussion.