The Top Ten: Breaking Down the Redskins 2019 NFL Draft selections

Here's what you need to know about this year's Redskins NFL Draft class, starting with 

the-face-of-the-franchise, quarterback Dwayne Haskins. 

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DWAYNE HASKINS, QB

·         Haskins is the 475^th selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 30^th first-round selection in that time frame. He is the 61^st first-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

·         The selection of Haskins marks the third time in the last five years that the Redskins have selected an offensive player in the first round, joining the selections of G Brandon Scherff (2015) and WR Josh Doctson (2016). It marks the team’s first time making three offensive first-round selection in that length of time since the 2000-02 drafts, when the team selected T Chris Samuels (2000), WR Rod Gardner (2001) and QB Patrick Ramsey (2002).

·         Haskins becomes the first quarterback selected by the Redskins in the first round since the team drafted Baylor’s Robert Griffin III in 2012.

·         Haskins is the 48^th quarterback selected by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936 and the 27^th selection at the position made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967).

·         Haskins' selection marks the fifth time in the Common Draft era that the Redskins have selected a quarterback in the first round, joining Robert Griffin III (2012), Jason Campbell (2005), Patrick Ramsey (2002), and Heath Shuler (1994).

·         Haskins is the 17^th player from Ohio State University selected by the Redskins all time, joining C Steve Andrako (1940), E Cy Sounders (1945), B Vic Janowicz (1952), T Julius Wittman (1952), G George Rosso (1954), T Fran Machinsky (1956), T George Tolfold (1961), G Mike Ingram (1961), FB Tom Barrington (1966), E Ron Sepic (1967), RB Rich Galbos (1973), T Henry Brown (1988), G Tim Moxley (1990) and WR Evan Spencer (2015).

·         With Haskins selection, Ohio State tied Michigan State (17) for the seventh-most draft selections in Redskins history.

·         Haskins becomes the first Ohio State product to be selected by the Redskins in the first round in franchise history and the highest pick from the institution since drafting FB Tom Barrington in the third-round (No. 38 overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft.

·         Haskins is the first Big Ten Conference product selected by the Redskins in the first round since G Brandon Scherff in 2015. He is the seventh Big Ten product selected by the Redskins in the first round in the Common Draft era, joining DT Bobby Wilson (1991), WR Desmond Howard (1992), T Andre Johnson (1996), LB LaVar Arrington (2000), LB Ryan Kerrigan (2011) and Brandon Scherff (2015).       

·         With the selection, Haskins becomes the fourth player selected all-time with the No.15 overall pick, joining B Eddie Salem (1951), B Joe Hernandez (1962) and WR Rod Gardner (2001).

MONTEZ SWEAT, LB

·         Sweat is the 476^th selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 31^st first-round selection in that time frame. He is the 62^nd first-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

·         Sweat’s selection marks the third straight year in which the Redskins have selected a defensive player with a first-round pick in the draft joining Jonathan Allen (No. 17 overall in 2017) and Daron Payne (No. 13 overall in 2018). This is the first time in team history the Redskins selected defensive players with a first-round pick selection in three consecutive drafts.

·         Sweat is the 11^th defensive player selected by the Redskins in the first round since 1999, joining CB Champ Bailey (1999), LB LaVar Arrington (2000), S Sean Taylor (2004), CB Carlos Rogers (2005), S LaRon Landry (2007), DE/LB Brian Orakpo (2009), LB Ryan Kerrigan (2011), DL Jonathan Allen (2017), and DT Daron Payne (2018). Seven of the 10 defensive players selected by the Redskins in the first round in that time frame have earned at least one Pro Bowl selection during their career.

·         Sweat’s selection marks the seventh time in the Common Draft era that the Redskins have selected a defensive lineman in the first round, joining Daron Payne (2018), Jonathan Allen (2017), Ryan Kerrigan (2011), Brian Orakpo (2009, transitioned to linebacker in 2010), Kenard Lang (1997) and Bobby Wilson (1991). The Redskins also selected Tracy Rocker (1989, third round), Markus Koch (1986, second round), Bob Slater (1984, second round), Duncan McColl (1977, fourth round) and Bill Brundige (1970, second round) with the team’s first selections of each of the drafts listed.

·         With the selections of Sweat, Payne and Allen, the Redskins have now used first-round selections on defensive linemen in three consecutive drafts for the first time in the Common Draft era.

·         Sweat is the sixth player from Mississippi State selected by the Redskins all-time, joining C Dave Price (1938), B Charlie Yancey (1943), C Charley Cadenhead (1946), CB Fred Smoot (2001), and LB Preston Smith (2015).

·         Sweat’s selection marks the first time the franchise has drafted a player with the No. 26 overall pick in the Common Draft Era and the second time the Redskins used the No. 26 overall pick when the team selected B Maurice Elder in the third round of the 1937 NFL Draft.

·         Sweat is the ninth Southeastern Conference product selected by the Redskins in the first round in the Common Draft era. The Redskins have now selected an SEC product in the first round of three consecutive drafts for the first time in team history.

·         Sweat was selected with a pick acquired by the Redskins in a draft day trade in which the Redskins sent the No. 46 (2019) and a future second-round pick (2020) to Indianapolis in exchange for the No. 26 overall pick in the first round. It marked the Redskins first selection using an acquired pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

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TERRY MCLAURIN, WR

·         McLaurin is the 477^th selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 36^th third-round selection in that time frame. He is the 66^th third-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

·         McLaurin becomes the second offensive player to be selected by the Redskins in the 2019 NFL Draft joining college teammate QB Dwayne Haskins.

·         With the selection of Terry McLaurin and Dwayne Haskins, the Redskins have now drafted teammates from Ohio State in four drafts. The Redskins drafted Buckeye teammates B Vic Janowicz and T Julius Wittman (1952), G Mike Ingram and T George Tolford (1961) and B Dave Francis and G Rod Foster (1963).

·         Dating back to 2014, the Redskins have now selected a wide receiver in seven consecutive drafts, the team’s longest stretch since taking a receiver in 10 consecutive drafts from 1994-2003.

·         With the selection of McLaurin and Haskins, the Redskins have now drafted teammates in three consecutive drafts to include: DL Jonathan Allen and LB Ryan Anderson (Alabama, 2017), DL Daron Payne and LB Shaun Dion Hamilton (Alabama, 2018) and DL Tim Settle and CB Greg Stroman (Virginia Tech, 2018). This marks the second occurrence the Redskins have selected teammates in three consecutive drafts. The organization drafted teammates in three straight drafts from 2011-2013 including RB Roy Helu, S DeJon Gomes and WR Niles Paul (Nebraska, 2011), G Adam Gettis and CB Jordan Bernstine (Iowa 2012), and RB Chris Thompson and LB Brandon Jenkins (Florida State, 2013).

·         McLaurin is the second Ohio State product selected by the Redskins in the third round in franchise history joining FB Tom Barrington (1966).

·         McLaurin is the 18^th Ohio State product selected by the Redskins all-time, joining C Steve Andrako (1940), E Cy Souders (1945), B Vic Janowicz (1952), T Julius Wittman (1952), G George Rosso (1954), T Fran Machinsky (1956), T George Tolford (1961), G Mike Ingram (1961), B Dave Francis (1963), G Rod Foster (1963), FB Tom Barrington (1966), E Ron Sepic (1967), RB Rich Galbos (1973), T Henry Brown (1988), G Tim Moxley (1990), Evan Spencer (2015) and Dwayne Haskins (2019).

·         With the selection of McLaurin, Ohio State tied Tennessee and Maryland (18) for the sixth-most draft selections in Redskins history.

·         McLaurin becomes the second wide receiver produced by Ohio State selected by the Redskins in franchise history joining Evan Spencer (2015).

·         The selection of McLaurin at No. 76 overall marks the fourth-highest draft pick from Ohio State, trailing only Dwayne Haskins (No. 15 in 2019), Tom Barrington (No. 38 in 1966) and Fran Machinsky (No.41 in 1956).

·         McLaurin becomes the eighth player selected by the Redskins all-time with the No. 76 overall pick, joining E Joel Eaves (1937), B Frank Swiger (1942), B Johnny Papit (1951), E Erick Christensen (1955), T Don Lawerence (1959), G Moe Elewonibi (1990) and RB Ricky Ervins (1991).

The Redskins waived 

the following players:

   DB Alex Carter

     G   Kyle Fuller

        T   Darius James

 WR  Tre McBride

 DB   Harlan Miller

    G  Salesi Uhatafe

BRYCE LOVE, RB

·         Love is the 478^th selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 35^th fourth-round selection in that time frame. He is the 50^th fourth-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

·         Love becomes the 26^th offensive player selected by the Redskins in the fourth round in franchise history.

·         Love becomes the first running back selected by the Redskins in the fourth round since the team drafted Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine with the No. 114 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.

·         Dating back to 2011, the Redskins have now selected a running back in nine consecutive drafts, tying the team’s longest stretch since taking a running back in nine consecutive years across the 1983-91 drafts, which each consisted of 12 rounds.

·         Love is the 16th player from Stanford selected by the Redskins all-time, joining E Keith Topping (1936), B Bill Joslyn (1944), B Willard Sheller (1944), B Bill Shipkey (1945), C Ji McCurdy(1945), B Lynn Brownson (1945), B Bob Anderson (1948), B Bob Mathias (1953), E Sam Morley (1954), QB Don Bunce (1972), Duncan McColl (1977), G Brad Badger (1997), QB Todd Husak (2000), LB Jared Newberry (2005), and LB Trent Murphy (2014).

·         Love becomes the second Stanford Cardinal selected by the Redskins in the fourth round in franchise history. The franchise selected DE Duncan McColl in the fourth round (No. 97 overall) in the 1977 NFL Draft.

·         Love becomes the third player selected by the Redskins all-time with the No. 112 overall pick, joining QB Chris Hakel (1992), and Arie Kouandijio (2015).

·         With the selections of Dwayne Haskins, Terry McLaurin and Bryce Love, the Redskins have used three of their first four overall selections on offensive players for the first time since 2012 when the team selected QB Robert Griffin III (2nd overall), G Josh LeRibeus (71^stoverall) and QB Kirk Cousins (102^nd overall).

WES MARTIN, G

·        Martin is the 479^th selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 36^th fourth-round selection in that time frame. He is the 51^st fourth-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

·        Martin becomes the third offensive lineman selected by the Redskins in the first four rounds since 2015 joining Brandon Scherff (1^stround 2015), and Geron Christian Sr. (3^rd round, 2018).

·        Martin becomes the first offensive lineman selected by the Redskins in the fourth round since the team drafted Troy’s Michael Moore with the No. 129 overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft.

·        Martin is the ninth player from Indiana University selected by the Redskins all-time, joining E Brad Bomba (1957), G-LB Don Croftcheck (1965), LB Stu O’Deall (1974), DB Quinn Buckner (1976), QB Babe Laufenburg (1983), QB Gibran Hamdan (2003), TE Rob Bolser (2014), and QB Nate Sudfeld (2016).

·        Martin’s selection at No. 131 overall represents the highest the Redskins have selected an Indiana product since selecting G-LB Don Croftcheck during the 1965 NFL Draft (105^th overall)

·        Martin becomes the third player selected by the Redskins all-time with the No. 131 overall pick, joining G Tom Powell (1956) and LB Jack Shinholser (1966).

ROSTER CHANGES: The Redskins signed the following college free agents:

PLAYER                                POS.            HT.                 WT.                COLLEGE               

Ryan Bee                                DE             6-7              280               Marshall

B.J. Blunt                                LB             6-1              220               McNeese State

Juwann Bushell-Beatty         T              6-6              318               Michigan

Elkanah Dillon                        TE            6-5              265               Oregon*

JoJo McIntosh                        S              6-1              205               Washington

Chidi Okeke                            T              6-6              315               Tenn State                    

T.J. Rahming                           WR          5-10            170               Duke

Steven Sims Jr.                       WR          5-10           176                Kansas

ROSS PIERSCHBACHER, C

·         Pierschbacher is the 480^th selection made by the Redskin in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 50^th fifth-round selection in that time frame. He is the 75^th fifth-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

·         Pierschbacher becomes the fifth center selected by the Redskins in the fifth round joining Dave Price (1938), George Bujan (1945), Greg Huntington (1993) and Mark Fischer (1998).

·         Pierschbacher is the first center selected by the Redskins in the first five rounds since the selection of Mark Fischer in 1998.

·         Pierschbacher is the 26^th player from the University of Alabama selected by the Redskins all-time, joining B Riley Smith (1936), B Charley Holm (1939), E Sandy Sanford (1940), T Fred Davis (1941), G Ed Hickerson (1941), G Tony Leon (1943), B Bobby Jenkins (1945), T Fay Mills (1946), B Harry Gilmer (1948), B Lowell Tew (1948), T Dick Flowers (1949), E Ed White (1950), B Eddie Salem (1951), C Elliot Speed (1951), B Billy Hicks (1956), T Billy Neighbors (1962), E Tommy Brooker (1962), DB Steve Higginbotham (1972), DT Thomas Rayam (1990), T Chris Samuels (2000), G Arie Kouandjio (2015), DL Jonathan Allen (2017), LB Ryan Anderson (2017), DL Daron Payne (2018) and LB Shaun Dion Hamilton (2018). Alabama’s 26 all-time selections by the Redskins are third-most from any school in franchise history, trailing only Notre Dame (34) and USC (30).

·         This selection marks the third consecutive year and the second longest streak the Redskins have selected a player from Alabama in the draft following, B Harry Gilmer (1948), B Lowell Tew (1948), T Dick Flowers (1949), E Ed White (1950), B Eddie Salem (1951), C Elliot Speed (1951), LB Shaun Dion Hamilton (2018), LB Ryan Anderson (2017) and DL Johnathan Allen (2017).

·         Pierschbacher becomes the fourth player selected by the Redskins all-time with the No. 153 overall pick, joining B Claude Austin (1957), LB Lamont Jeffers (1982) and DT Anthony Montgomery (2006).

COLE HOLCOMB, LB

·         Holcomb is the 481^st selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 51^st fifth-round selection in that time frame. He is the 76^th fifth-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

·         The Redskins have now used a fifth-round selection on a defensive player in four of the last five drafts spanning from 2015-2019 (Martrell Spaight-2015, Matt Ioannidis-2016, Tim Settle-2018, Cole Holcomb-2019).

·         Holcomb is the 16th North Carolina product selected by the Redskins all-time, joining G Henry Bartos (1938), B Charley Slagle (1940), T Ernie Williamson (1947), T Len Szafaryn (1949), B Bob Kennedy (1949), B Charlie Justice (1950), E Ken Yarborough (1954), B Lenny Parker (1955), B Eddie Sutton (1957), E Buddy Payne (1958), T Don Stallings (1960), LB Chris Hanburger (1965), WR Walker Lee (1978), RB Kelvin Bryant (1983), and WR Mark Smith (1984).

·         Holcomb becomes the fifth player selected by the Redskins all-time with the No. 173 overall pick, joining WR Roland Merritt (1970), DB Reed Doughty (2006), and RB Alfred Morris (2012).

JIMMY MORELAND, CB

·         Moreland is the 483^rd selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 64^th seventh- round selection in that time frame. He is the 95^th seventh- round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

·         Moreland is the first player from James Madison selected by the Redskins all-time in the NFL Draft.

·         With the selection, it marks the ninth consecutive year the Redskins have selected a cornerback in the draft, joining Brandyn Thompson (2011), Richard Crawford (2012), Jordan Bernstine (2012), David Amerson (2013), Bashaud Breeland (2014) Tevin Mitchel (2015), Kendall Fuller (2016), Fabian Moreau (2017) Joshua Holsey (2017) and Greg Stroman (2018).

·         With the selection of Moreland, this becomes the third consecutive year the Redskins have drafted a corner back in the seventh round, joining Joshua Holsey (2017) and Greg Stroman (2018).

·         In the Jay Gruden era, Moreland is the second player to be selected from a school in which the Redskins have never drafted a player. The Redskins drafted WR Robert Davis (Georgia State) in the 2017 NFL Draft. It was the first time the organization drafted a player from Georgia State.

·         With the selection of Moreland, the Redskins have drafted only one player from 92 institutions.

·         Moreland becomes the fifth player selected by the Redskins all-time with the No. 227 overall pick, joining B Alvin Duke (1950), G Ray Lemek (1956), B Joe Bellino (1961) and B Ozzie Clay (1964).

JORDAN BRAILFORD, LB

·         Brailford is the 484the selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 65^th seventh- round selection in the time frame. He is the 96^th seventh-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

·         Brailford is the seventh player from Oklahoma State selected by the Redskins all-time joining, C Clay Davis (1950), E Alex Loyd (1950), B Dorsey Gibson (1954), E Jim Wood (1959), DE Dexter Manley (1981), KR Jamie Harris (1985) and WR Ethan Howell (2000).

·         With this selection Brailford becomes the third player drafted with the designation of edge rusher produced from Oklahoma State selected by the Redskins all-time, joining Alex Loyd (1950) and Jim Woods (1959).

·         Brailford is the fourth player drafted with the designation of edge rusher to be selected in the seventh round of the draft by the Redskins all-time joining, Al Krueger (1941), Bob Fitch (1942), Erick Christensen (1955) and Jim Kernney (1959).

·         Brailford becomes the fourth player selected by the Redskins all-time with the No. 253 overall pick, joining T George Bayer (1950), B Claude Crabb (1962) and NT Chris Neild (2011).