Junior Galette expecting to practice fully at the start of Redskins training camp

Virginia Tech’s Kendall Fuller stayed patient and is now staying close to home

Kendall Fuller waited a little longer than he expected, but he’ll get to stay close to home as a result. The Washington Redskins took the Virginia Tech cornerback in the third round with the 84th overall selection. He’s the fourth member in his family to join the NFL, following brothers Vincent, Corey and Kyle. Fuller had to […]

Redskins draft USC’s Su’a Cravens in second round to add play-making ‘dime linebacker’

A day after adding a piece to the puzzle on offense, the Washington Redskins grabbed a defensive play-maker to the roster, drafting Southern California linebacker Su’a Cravens with the 53rd overall pick. Listed at 6 feet 1, 226 pounds, Cravens is viewed as a “tweener” type; slightly undersize for an outside linebacker, but big for a […]

With the Redskins, Su’a Cravens will get his chance to be a playmaker
Redskins linebacker Su’a Cravens was asked often at the NFL Combine about what position he wanted to play at the professional level. Cravens said most thought he would be either a safety or a Will linebacker. Washington wanted him as a dime linebacker, and it’s the exact position Cravens ideally wanted to play. The 6-1, […]

Redskins Day 2 and Day 3 draft thread

Day One netted Texas Christian wide receiver Josh Doctson, but the draft is set to get better over the next 24 hours. Rounds 2 and 3 are Friday night, beginning at 7, and Rounds 4-7 begin at noon on Saturday. The strength of this draft has been said to be along the defensive line, which […]

Another up-close look at Redskins first-round pick Josh Doctson

By drafting Josh Doctson, Washington surprised the NFL. Despite needs along the defensive line and at center, Washington took a best player available approach. At 6 feet 2, 202 pounds, Doctson adds size that the team badly needed at wide receiver. It’s not just the size with Doctson though; he has elite leaping ability that allows him to jump […]

Humility fueled his rise: At TCU, Josh Doctson called himself the ‘janitor’

CHICAGO — Josh Doctson took an unconventional, uncelebrated path to becoming a first-round NFL draft pick, chosen by the Washington Redskins 22nd overall. Speaking to reporters in Chicago late Thursday, well after he’d spoken by telephone to the Redskins press corps in Washington, Doctson credited his rise from Wyoming transfer and Texas Christian walk-on to […]

For Redskins, seven prospects to watch on Day 2 of the NFL Draft

The first round is in the books. The Washington Redskins traded down a spot and picked TCU wide receiver Josh Doctson with the 22nd overall pick. They went with the best player available on the board, but the Redskins will have to address some needs in Day 2. Plenty of talented defensive linemen remain on […]

NFL draft: Redskins take wide receiver Josh Doctson

Washington Redskins general manager Scot McCloughan moved down one spot in the first round and then took Texas Christian wide receiver Josh Doctson with the 22nd overall pick Thursday night. Entering the draft as owners of the 21st overall pick, Washington moved one spot back to acquire the Houston Texans’ first-round pick (22nd) and a 2017 […]

Why wide reciever Josh Doctson? Redskins went best player available.

Wide receiver wasn’t a significant priority for the Washington Redskins in the first round, but they stuck with their board on Thursday. After trading down a spot with the Houston Texans, Josh Doctson remained the best player available in the Redskins’ war room. Redskins Coach Jay Gruden said the TCU product was the best player […]

Washington Redskins draft-day thread: Discussion, resources and updates

Draft day is finally here. It’s been 110 days (or three months and 19 days) since Washington’s playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers, and while free agency is a joy and all, this weekend will mark the most action local NFL fans have experienced since the last time their team took the field. This thread […]

NFL draft: What the Redskins should and could do at tight end

Maske mock draft | Top 50 players | The perfect draft for all 32 teams Insider’s positional overviews: QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | DL| LB | CB | S What Washington should do at QB, RB, WR, OL, DL, LB, CB & S Detailed top 10s: QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | DL | LB | Rushers | CB | S There are many areas of need for the […]

Redskins seven-round mock: Here’s one way the draft could play out

Editor’s intro: Since he did three of these last season, I asked our Outsider to again take a stab at the entire draft weekend. It’s tough stuff; Last year, Mark projected Matt Jones to Washington, but as a sixth-rounder. He went in the third. We’ll also be publishing Mike Jones’s ideal Scot McCloughan draft soon. None […]

Redskins draft Q&A with Master Tesfatsion
Last week, beat writer Master Tesfatsion took your questions via live chat. Yesterday, Mike Jones answered more of them in his weekly mailbag. This morning, Master answers questions solicited from Insider readers and talks Redskins draft strategy on video: For more, here’s our package of draft previews, if you haven’t seen them all already: The […]