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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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ARLINGTON, TX – JANUARY 02: Alex Hornibrook #12 and Beau Benzschawel #66 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrate after a touchdown in the fourth quarter during the 81st Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic between Western Michigan and Wisconsin at AT&T Stadium on January 2, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – JANUARY 02: Alex Hornibrook #12 and Beau Benzschawel #66 of the Wisconsin Badgers celebrate after a touchdown in the fourth quarter during the 81st Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic between Western Michigan and Wisconsin at AT&T Stadium on January 2, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

The Redskins have to address the fiasco at left guard. Ideally, as Chase Roullier can play both guard and center the Skins could pick another player that could do the same.

The first ten picks in the 2019 draft could very well be defensive players. While Washington will certainly be tempted to snare one of the defensive stars left on the board, they will have to consider themselves fortunate when the best guard in the draft falls into their laps.

Benzschawel is an NFL starter on day one and fits the Skins prototype for the position. At 6’5 320 he is a mauler with exactly the same measureables as his counterpart on the right side of the line, Brandon Scherff.

Beau would serve as the elusive missing piece to an offensive line that would be flat out scary. That’s exactly what the Redskins need and it’s exactly what they’ll do.

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