7 Round Redskins Mock Draft
By jonfox
The Redskins come out of 2015 on a high: they surprised everyone and won a division title behind an opportunistic defense and Kirk Cousins’ 4000+ passing yards. They head into 2016 with more question marks however. Cousins was franchise tagged and long term contract negotiations have been headed nowhere fast. To pay for this tag, the Redskins had to gut some talent on their defense and saw 4 opening day starters for them in 2015 leave.
Also, they’re not doing much with some cap space to fill these holes and will be headed into the draft with a mandate to bring in a lot of young talent hoping for a repeat of 2015’s draft when they picked up several contributors on both sides of the ball.
General Manager Scott McCloughan is often described as a “best player available” drafter. How he got this adjective is a mystery. It could be because of his time as a consultant and front office staffer with John Schneider and the Seahawks because his draft record in DC and San Francisco is hard to characterize as “best player available.” A close look into his draft history suggests the following: he likes big school prospects, prefers seniors to underclassmen and isn’t afraid to reach for prospects he thinks represent a better fit.
With that in mind, let’s take a stab at a Redskins focused 7 round mock draft…
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