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Washington Redskins Deliver Another Strong Draft

By Craig Stofko

BATON ROUGE, LA - OCTOBER 13: Jake Fromm #11 of the Georgia Bulldogs throws the ball as Devin White #40 of the LSU Tigers defends during the first half at Tiger Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA - OCTOBER 13: Jake Fromm #11 of the Georgia Bulldogs throws the ball as Devin White #40 of the LSU Tigers defends during the first half at Tiger Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 14: Delvon Randall #2 of the Temple Owls walks off the field after the game against the Connecticut Huskies at Lincoln Financial Field on October 14, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Temple Owls 28-24. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 14: Delvon Randall #2 of the Temple Owls walks off the field after the game against the Connecticut Huskies at Lincoln Financial Field on October 14, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Temple Owls 28-24. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

ROUND FIVE: DELVON RANDALL, S, Temple

I am hopeful that Redskins fans see Ha Ha Clinton Dix lining up next to Montae Nicholson manning the safety spots for Washington this year. I like Ha Ha and I’m not giving up on Nicholson because of his boneheaded drunken altercation last year. I have told my kids many times: most mistakes are worth making as long as you learn from them.

I sincerely hope Nicholson learned a lesson. If so, he’s got a ton of talent. If he’s one of those guys that keeps making the same mistakes over and over again, (we call those guys idiots), that would be a shame. Either way, Randall brings size and speed to the secondary. At 6’1 215 pounds he looks to possess the football smarts a team needs in a safety.

And besides, the Redskins have to make amends for the Troy Apke pick. Time for an analogy: Those of us who golf all know guys who can hit the ball 300 yards but can’t putt to save their lives. Well, they’re not golfers, they’re just guys that can hit the ball a long way. Apke ran a 4.3 40 yard dash at the combine but he can’t tackle. Well, he’s not an NFL safety, he’s just fast. Delvon Randall would be a great pick in round 5. 55% of the simulations still had him sitting there.

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