Redskins targeting Jack Del Rio as their next defensive coordinator

Soon-to-be Redskins’ HC Ron Rivera is expected to target former Jaguars’ and Raiders’ HC Jack Del Rio as his new defensive coordinator in Washington, per sources. He is the leading candidate.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 31, 2019

The Ron Rivera-Jack Del Rio team in Washington will be a strong one. In 2002, Del Rio took over the league’s worst defense in Carolina and turned it into the NFL’s second-ranked unit; in 2012 he took Broncos from 20th-ranked defense to second.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 31, 2019

The Washington Redskins are expected to target former Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio as their defensive coordinator going forward, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

It was reported early on Tuesday morning by ESPN’s John Keim that Steve Wilks, who many expected to follow new Redskins head coach Ron Rivera to Washington to become the defensive coordinator, was not expected to make the trip. Soon thereafter, Schefter reported that Del Rio was the top target for the Redskins, and he’s likely to take the job.

Del Rio and Rivera will be tasked with overhauling the Redskins defense and implementing a 4-3 scheme that hasn’t been used in Washington in the past decade. Del Rio’s success in Carolina and Denver makes him a great choice for the Redskins, and one that would surely bolster their prospects on that side of the ball.