Prior to this month's draft, 1SBD's Mark Hogan takes an in-depth look into each team's current projected starters and identifies strengths and lingering team needs after the first waves of free agency.
Player stats collected from Pro Football Reference. Base salary information per Over The Cap.
TAKEAWAYS
PROS
- Claiming linebacker Reuben Foster off waivers in November has turned out to be a steal. Few fans condoned Washington for claiming the former first round pick then, but the team has a rare talent at linebacker now that Foster has been reinstated following a domestic violence dispute. That's not to say more off-the-field drama isn't to come, but at least it fills one hole for now.
- It's hard to call Washington's starter at running back, but the team may just opt for Adrian Peterson to avoid any public outbursts. Regardless of who takes the first snap, Washington looks set to use a committee approach -- and a very talented one at that.
CONS
- With no wide receiver talent on the open market and few teams likely to trade away one of their starters, expect the Redskins to address the position very early in the draft. The team is very thin at the position. The best possible scenario might be a trade back in the first round so the team doesn't need to over reach for a guy.
- No one will envy Washington's quarterback situation. The Redskins believed they had their quarterback of the future locked up until Alex Smith's gruesome leg injury in Week 11, and now speculation suggests the Redskins could try draft a guy in the first round. The front office couldn't have anticipated spending such a high pick on the position so soon, especially when they need to invest it elsewhere. Since Smith's 2020 contract is already guaranteed and it's such a weak quarterback class, the Redskins w=might just have to move forward with Case Keenum.
- Signing safety Landon Collins in free agency provided some excitement but the record-setting deal wouldn't have been necessary if the team had stuck with DJ Swearinger (released in December for being too vocal) or resigned Ha Ha Clinton Dix (who left in free agency despite costing the Redskins a fourth round pick last October). There's depth issues behind Collins that could have been avoided.
Projected Starters
NOTE:
NAME, Draft Round.Overall Pick (TEAM, year). Starts/Games Played. Age. Cap Hit 2019
QB has an additional 'total yards, number of attempts (yards per attempt)' figure.
RB, WR and TE have an additional ‘total yards / number of touches (yards per touch)’ statistic
Age as of Sunday September 8, 2019 (Week 1)
QUARTERBACK
CASE KEENUM, undrafted (HOU, 2012). 54/57. 12,661 yards/ 1,844 attempts. (6.9 y/a). 31-years-old. $3,500,000
RUNNING BACK
ADRIAN PETERSON, 1.07 (MIN, 2007). 139/149. 15,541 yards/ 3,097 touches (5.0). 34-years-old. $1,780,000
WIDE RECEIVER
JOSH DOCTSON, 1.22 (WAS, 2016). 26/33. 1,086 yards/ 82 touches (13.2). 26-years-old. $3,197,614
TREY QUINN, 7.256 (WAS, 2018). 2/3. 75 yards/ 10 touches (7.5). 23-years-old. $587,268
PAUL RICHARDSON, 2.45 (SEA, 2014). 23/54. 1,578 yards/ 118 touches (13.4). 27-years-old. $7,218,750
Average: 108th overall pick. 51 starts/ 90 games played (56.7%). 2,739 yards/ 210 touches (13.0). 25.3-years-old. Total cap hit: $11.0M
TIGHT END
JORDAN REED, 3.85 (WAS, 2013). 36/65. 3,389 yards/ 330 touches (10.3). 29-years-old. $9,674,125
OFFENSIVE LINE
TRENT WILLIAMS, 1.04 (WAS, 2010). 119/120. 31-years-old. $14,729,008
ERECK FLOWERS, 1.09 (NYG, 2015). 55/59. 25-years-old. $3,234,375
CHASE ROULLIER, 6.199 (WAS, 2017). 23/29. 26-years-old. $681,795
BRANDON SCHERFF, 1.05 (WAS, 2015). 54/54. 27-years-old. $12,525,000
MORGAN MOSES, 3.66 (WAS, 2014). 65/72. 28-years-old. $6,900,000
Average: 57th overall pick. 316 starts/ 334 games played (94.6%). 27.4-years-old. Total cap hit: $38.1M
DEFENSIVE LINE
JONATHAN ALLEN, 1.17 (WAS, 2017). 21/21. 24-years-old. $3,162,709
DA'RON PAYNE, 1.13 (WAS, 2018). 16/16. 22-years-old. $3,276,900
MATT IOANNIDIS, 5.152 (WAS, 2016). 19/38. 25-years-old. $2,000,000
Average: 61st overall pick. 56 starts/ 75 games played (74.7%). 23.7-years-old. Total cap hit: $6.4M
LINEBACKERS
RYAN ANDERSON, 2.49 (WAS, 2017). 0/27. 25-years-old. $1,452,197
MASON FOSTER, 3.84 (TB, 2011). 92/107. 30-years-old. $4,250,000
REUBEN FOSTER, 1.31 (SF, 2017). 16/16. 25-years-old. $1,286,416
RYAN KERRIGAN, 1.16 (WAS, 2011). 128/128. 31-years-old. $13,950,000
Average: 45th overall pick. 236 starts/ 278 games played (84.9%). 27.8-years-old. Total cap hit: $20.9M
CORNERBACK
JOSH NORMAN, 5.143 (CAR, 2012). 83/99. 31-years-old. $14,500,000
FABIAN MOREAU, 3.81 (WAS, 2017). 10/32. 25-years-old. $890,348
Average: 112th overall pick. 93 starts/ 131 games played (71.0%). 28-years-old. Total cap hit: $15.4M
SAFETY
LANDON COLLINS, 2.33 (NYG, 2015). 59/59. 25-years-old. $4,000,000
DESHAZOR EVERETT, undrafted (TB, 2015). 11/57. 27-years-old. $1,475,000
Average: 145th overall pick. 70 starts/ 116 games played (60.3%). 26-years-old. Total cap hit: $5.5M
