With the NFL Draft just over a week away, we are starting to get a great feel for what our respective teams need to walk away with, and everyone has a list of 7-10 names they’d like to see come their way.
While the Redskins main areas of need stand at the TE, LT and WR positions, a new seven-round mock draft from The Athletic has Washington taking a flyer on a position that they’re seemingly set on with their final pick in the draft.
That player is Cole McDonald, the quarterback from the University of Hawaii.
Here is the full list of players that Washington made away with in this mock:
- (2) Chase Young — DE, Ohio State
- (66) Cole Kmet — TE, Notre Dame
- (108) Josiah Scott — CB, Michigan State
- (142) Francis Bernard — LB, Utah
- (162) Saahdiq Charles — OT, LSU
- (216) David Woodward — LB, Utah State
- (229) Cole McDonald — QB, Hawaii
Overall, it seems like a solid draft and one that many Redskins fans would be happy to walk away with, though many would be making note of their lack of a WR pick to add to the depth chart. But the question still remains — is there a chance that Washington adds a quarterback to the roster with one of their later picks?
That all depends on how many QBs you think should be on the 53-man roster, and what the Redskins other options are. If the plan is to have three healthy option, though not all three may dress for a game, then it makes sense that Washington could take a flier on a QB prospect, depending on what they think of Josh Woodward, the fourth-stringer who saw his season end in the preseason last year. If Woodward is unlikely to return, then sure, picking McDonald in the last round could make some sense, but when you compare the need for a third-sting QB vs. the need for any receiving help? This might be a tough pick to sell.
