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Washington Redskins 2019 NFL Mock Draft: Gruden’s last stand?

By Craig Stofko

LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 04: Quarterback Clayton Thorson #18 of the Northwestern Wildcats warms up before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 04: Quarterback Clayton Thorson #18 of the Northwestern Wildcats warms up before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 23: Head Coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins looks on from the sideline in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at FedExField on September 23, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 23: Head Coach Jay Gruden of the Washington Redskins looks on from the sideline in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at FedExField on September 23, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Todd Olszewski/Getty Images) /

The Washington Redskins bye week came much too early this year. Accordingly, my first 2019 Redskins NFL Mock Draft is coming out a few weeks early as well.

One of the challenges here is that so many things can change between now and next April for the Washington Redskins. Players we didn’t expect much from can prove to be solid starters and, just as likely, those that were expected to excel can fall flat on their faces heading into the 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville.

This early NFL mock draft will proceed under the premise that for the most part the season progresses on the course we have seen over the first three weeks of the season. That is, a good team with lots of talent that will rise to the challenge one week and then mysteriously not show up the following week. This is a familiar scenario for Redskin fans who have witnessed this team play down to the level of their competition for decades.

For this reason serious bettors avoid the Redskins like the plague. It is impossible to predict which team is going to show up week in and week out and even more difficult to determine what they will do relative to the point spread.

This mock won’t be using any trades although in reality the Redskins should, and probably will, do everything humanly possible to trade back in the first round. I’m just going with the Skins current array of ten draft picks.

Washington has two picks in the third, fifth, and sixth rounds and one pick in the first, second, fourth and seventh.

At this point in the season I remain optimistic and have the Redskins playing just well enough to barely miss the playoffs. Other mock drafts already released by other outlets have the Skins picking as early as top ten, I think that’s a bit harsh, and as late as the 20th pick.

So, to give us a starting point I’m predicting a first round selection, admittedly arbitrarily at this point, at pick number 18. If for no other reason than this year’s team looks to be at least one pick better than last year’s team.

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