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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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GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 30: Offensive lineman Kaleb McGary #58 of the Washington Huskies in action during the second half of the Playstation Fiesta Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Nittany Lions defeated the Huskies 35-28. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 30: Offensive lineman Kaleb McGary #58 of the Washington Huskies in action during the second half of the Playstation Fiesta Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Nittany Lions defeated the Huskies 35-28. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

Sometimes picks can be precautionary in nature. Other times they can be a result of frustration. One could make the case that Kaleb McGary, a 6’6 320 pound offensive tackle from Washington is a little of both.

The Redskins have experienced unprecedented injuries along the offensive line in recent years. As a result, due to a sense of being shell shocked as a result of all the injuries the team probably feels as though they can never have enough good young offensive linemen.

This year, as there are so many gifted offensive tackles going up on draft boards, some of these trench warriors could very well drop a round or two below their true value. If someone with the skills of a McGary is on the board when Washington picks in the sixth round he won’t be there after they pick.

In a mock draft that includes a pick or two that might be classified as wishful thinking this may be the biggest stretch. My logic, aside from doing a mock draft in October, is that this will be the strongest class of defensive tackles the league has ever seen.

As a result a player like the 6’2 310 pound Russell, who may have gone in round two or three a couple years ago falls all the way to the Redskins at the end of the sixth round. Washington, not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, gladly makes the pick to bolster the depth on the defensive line and moves on to their tenth and final pick.

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