Washington Commanders · EDGE RoomEDGE

#99 Javon Kinlaw

Exp  6 yrs NFLAge  29Ht / Wt  6'5" · 310 lbCollege  South Carolina; Jones County JC

Depth-chart placement

Current role

DE1

Placement

Starter

Room

EDGE

Experience

YR 7

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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EDGE room context

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Javon Kinlaw holds the DE · Starter spot in Washington Commanders’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

DE · StarterJavon KinlawStarter

LOLB · StarterOdafe OwehStarter

ROLB · StarterK'Lavon ChaissonStarter

DE · BackupCharles OmenihuBackup

LOLB · BackupDorance ArmstrongBackup

ROLB · BackupJoshua JosephsBackup

Javon Kinlaw played 17 games in 2025 with a 64% snap share.

Background & career

49ers2020 – 2023

Jets2024

Commanders2025 — present

College

South Carolina; Jones County JCDraftRound 1 · No. 14 overall · 2020 · SFAcquiredAcquired from San Francisco 49ers · drafted thereHometownCharleston, SC