The Washington Redskins have made their 2015 NFL Draft selections. Read on to learn more about the players selected to carry the team forward during the 2015-16 season.
MATT JONES
· Jones is the first selection by the Redskins with the No. 95 overall pick in team history.
· Jones is the third selection in the tenure of General Manager Scot McCloughan and the 11th selection of the Jay Gruden era.
· Jones is the third running back selected in the third round by a team featuring Scot McCloughan in its front office. The other two third-round backs selected by McCloughan teams were Frank Gore and Glen Coffee, drafted by San Francisco in 2005 and 2009, respectively.
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| Three of Redskins' 2015 draftees Matt Jones, Preston Smith, and Brandon Scherff. Photo/Redskins.com. |
The Washington Redskins have selected the following 10 in the 2015 NFL Draft. Read on to get to know them a bit better.
JAMISON CROWDER
· Crowder is the 443rd selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 33rd fourth-round selection in that time frame. He is the 45th fourth-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.
· Crowder is the sixth player selected by the Redskins with the No. 105 overall pick all-time, joining T Bill Aldworth (1944), G Galen Laack (1957), G-LB Don Croftcheck (1965), TE Kurt Haws (1994) and RB Roy Helu , Jr. (2011).
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ARIE KOUANDJIO
· Kouandjio is a local product who played his prep career at Dematha Catholic H.S. in Hyattsville, Md., less than seven miles from FedExField.
· Kouandjio is the first University of Alabama product selected by the Redskins since the team selected six-time Pro Bowl tackle Chris Samuels in the 2000 NFL Draft.
MARTRELL SPAIGHT
· Spaight is the sixth player selected by the Redskins with the No. 141 overall pick all-time, joining B Jerry Planutis (1956), QB Wade Mitchell (1957), T Carl Palazzo (1962), G Conway Hayman (1971) and G Adam Gettis (2012).
· Spaight is the 12th University of Arkansas product selected by the Redskins all-time, joining C Earl Wheeler (1947), B Ross Pritchard (1949), B Alvin Duke (1950), G Buddy Brown (1951), B A.J. Baker (1955), G John Childress (1962), G Dave Adams (1963), B Gordon Guest (1964), LB Jeff Goff (1982), LB Ravin Caldwell (1986) and K Zach Hocker (2014).
KYSHOEN JARRETT
· Jarrett is the seventh selection in the tenure of General Manager Scot McCloughan and the 15th selection of the Jay Gruden era.
· Jarrett is the fifth Virginia Tech product selected by the Redskins all-time, joining C Buzz Nutter (1953), E Tom Petty (1955), TE Ken Barefoot (1968) and T Derek Smith (1999).
TEVIN MITCHEL
· Mitchel is the 13th University of Arkansas product selected by the Redskins all-time, joining C Earl Wheeler (1947), B Ross Pritchard (1949), B Alvin Duke (1950), G Buddy Brown (1951), B A.J. Baker (1955), G John Childress (1962), G Dave Adams (1963), B Gordon Guest (1964), LB Jeff Goff (1982), LB Ravin Caldwell (1986), K Zach Hocker (2014) and LB Martrell Spaight (2015).
· In combination with Martrell Spaight’s selection in the fifth round, Mitchel’s selection marks the fourth time in the last five drafts that the Redskins have selected a pair of college teammates.
EVAN SPENCER
· Spencer is the ninth selection in the tenure of General Manager Scot McCloughan and the 17th selection of the Jay Gruden era.
· The Redskins’ 16 all-time selections from Ohio State are tied for eighth-most from any school in team history.
AUSTIN REITER
· Reiter, the first University of South Florida product selected by the Redskins in team history, is the 10th selection in the tenure of General Manager Scot McCloughan and the 18th selection of the Jay Gruden era.
· Reiter was the third offensive lineman selected in the Redskins’ 2015 draft class, marking the third time in the last six drafts the Redskins have selected three offensive linemen in a single class (2010, 2012 and 2015).
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