Washington Football Team Roster Projection
That first day of school. That is how the first day of training camp always feels to me on the outside. The beginning of a new season, new players to get to know, and expectations to reach both individually and as an organization.
Living in the time of COVID has made it difficult to get a gage on how the young pups’ talents will translate to the NFL. If there had been a normal offseason with rookie mini-camps and OTA’s, there is a chance that the Washington Football Team’s roster would have the most rookies and first year players on it. This could still be the case with how the practice squad is being set up (likely) with 16 spots and veterans being able to be designated there.
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Then there are the position battles. After all the press conferences from head coach Ron Rivera, defensive coordinator Jack del Rio, and offensive coordinator Scott Turner, every position and just about every roster spot is up for grabs.
The most notable that have been discussed throughout the offseason have been tight end, left tackle, left guard, and linebacker. Now add wide receiver with Kelvin Harmon being put on the active/non-football injury list after tearing his ACL and Emmanuel Hall being put on the reserve/non-football injury list.
Additionally, what will the rotation on the defensive line look like with what is arguably the most talented position group on the roster?
We might not get a better idea of where players are at until a couple of weeks into camp. Ironically, that is also when Rivera had mentioned he would have better handling on whether they will need to bring in a veteran wide receiver or two to compete for spots.
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I looked back at how Rivera has constructed his rosters out of camp while in Carolina. Projections will be updated every week with the final prediction coming the day before final rosters are released. Here are my pre-camp projections for your 2020 Washington Football Team.
Offense (25)
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Quarterback: Dwayne Haskins, Kyle Allen
Running Back: Adrian Peterson, Derrius Guice, Bryce Love, Antonio Gibson
Tight End: Jeremy Sprinkle, Logan Thomas, Hale Hentges
Wide Receiver: Terry McLaurin, Darvin Kidsy Jr., Isaiah Wright
Wide Receiver: Antonio Gandy-Golden, Cam Sims
Slot Wide Receiver: Steven Sims, Jr.
Left Tackle: Saahdiq Charles, Geron Christian Sr.
Left Guard: Wes Martin, Wes Schweitzer
Center: Chase Roullier, Ross Pierschbacher
Right Guard: Brandon Scherff, Michael Liedtke
Right Tackle: Morgan Moses, Cornelius Lucas
Defense (25)
Defensive End: Chase Young, Nate Orchard
Defensive Tackle: Jonathan Allen, Matt Ioannidis, Daron Payne, Tim Settle
Defensive End: Ryan Kerrigan, Montez Sweat
Outside Linebacker: Ryan Anderson, Khaleke Hudson
Middle Linebacker: Cole Holcomb, Thomas Davis Sr., Jon Bostic
Outside Linebacker: Shaun Dion-Hamilton, Kevin Pierre-Louis
Cornerback: Ronald Darby, Danny Johnson
Cornerback: Fabian Moreau, Greg Stroman
Slot Cornerback: Kendall Fuller, Jimmy Moreland
Free Safety: Sean Davis, Kamren Curl
Strong Safety: Landon Collins, Deshazor Everett
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Special Teams (3)
Long Snapper: Nick Sundberg
Kicker: Dustin Hopkins
Punter: Tress Way
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Practice Squad/COVID emergency 12-16 (Rules for eligibility are unsettled because of COVID-19, rosters may include veterans)
Keith Ismael (C), Thaddeus Moss (TE), Timon Parris (T), Steven Montez (QB), J.D. McKissic (RB), Peyton Barber (RB), Jeremy Reaves (CB), James Smith-Williams (DE), Johnathon Johnson (WR), Trey Quinn (WR), Troy Apke (S), Jordan Brailford (DE), Donald Payne, (LB), Aaron Colvin (CB), David Bada (DL), Paul Adams (OT).
PUP
Alex Smith (QB), Reuben Foster (MLB)
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Alan Lepore joins "Washington Football" on SI.com, while still doing outstanding work as an editor/writer at FullPressCoverage.com or @FPC_Redskins. You can follow him on Twitter @AlanLepore or on instagram @leporealan. Alan is a Villanova University MPA Nonprofit Management candidate and is a fundraising/development professional.
