2nd Round - Phillip Thomas - Strong Safety - Fresno State - 6'2" - 210 lbs. - I've changed my mind about taking Phillip Thomas in the 3rd. We want a playmaking Safety and that is exactly what Phillip Thomas is. He can be our starting Strong Safety for 2013 and that will allow us to release Meriweather who has been plagued by injury. I used to believe that Thomas would slip to the time that we pick in the 3rd round but I just don't see that happening anymore. Thomas is a talent that we simply cannot pass up. He hauled in 8 interceptions his Senior year and returned 3 of them for touchdowns. We need that kind of playmaking ability on defense. I also believe that the Redskins will pick up a Free Safety in Free Agency so whoever they pick up there can be paired up with Thomas. That would be a very dangerous Safety tandem. People will knock Thomas and say that he only played well because he plays in a small conference but I don't listen to that. If you can play football, then you can play football. Remember Alfred Morris? People knocked him all over the place because he came from a small conference and guess what? He finished 2nd in the league in rushing only behind Adrian Peterson. Not only do we want Thomas, he wants us! Thomas has been a Redskins fan since he was playing Nintendo 64 at 6 years old. He always played as the Redskins and imagined that he was actually on the team. Well, this April during the Draft, he could be hearing his name called in the 2nd Round by the Washington Redskins.
3rd Round - Blidi Wreh-Wilson - Cornerback - Connecticut - 6'1" - 192 lbs. - Since I believe that we will pick a Safety in the 2nd round then it makes sense to pick up a Corner in the 3rd. Wreh-Wilson could very well be a starter in this league and with a year or two of development could be a very great player. He will also have a good coach in Raheem Morris. He has good size for a corner and can cover pretty well. We already have Richard Crawford who has shown his stuff this season with an interception and a game winning punt-return. We also have Chase Minnifield coming back off of injured reserve and he was lighting it up in practice camp before he got injured. Why not add to that depth at corner? We want to build as much talent as possible underneath Wilson and Hall so we can have adequate replacements after they leave. If we do end up cutting Hall then Wreh-Wilson, Crawford, or Minnifield could all be starters if we needed them to be. He can also be a leader on this team because he is a good character guy and was voted a team captain at Connecticut.
4th Round - Jonathan Cyprien - Free Safety - Florida International - 6'0" - 209 lbs. - The Redskins better hope that everyone else passes on Cyprien by the time they pick in the 4th because this will be a steal. I used to have us taking a Linebacker at this spot in the draft but we can bring a lot of talent to our secondary with this pick and the other two previous picks. Cyprien plays at a school in the Sun Belt Conference and could fall under the radar for other teams. He has pretty good size and is a hard hitting Safety from what I have seen and is not afraid to get physical. Kind of like a LaRon Landry 2.0. If the Redskins end up not getting a legitimate starting Safety in Free Agency then Jonathan Cyprien and Phillip Thomas could also make for a very good Safety tandem. They are both good, young, talented players. Hopefully the Redskins see it my way and focus on the secondary with their first couple of picks.
5th Round - Jelani Jenkins - Inside Linebacker - Florida - 6'0" - 230 lbs. - The Redskins need to find some depth at the Inside Linebacker position. With Fletcher most likely leaving after 2013, it makes sense to build as much talent underneath him as possible. Started two games at the beginning of his Senior season at Inside Linebacker but then injured his thumb forcing him to miss 3 of the next 4 games. Despite the injury, Jenkins still managed to get 29 tackles for the season. Jenkins has also managed to stay consistent with sacks and interceptions throughout his college years. He's gotten 2 sacks and 1 interception every year since his Sophomore season. Jenkins seems like he can be a pretty good player in the NFL and he could slip to us in the 5th round.
5th Round - Sio Moore - Outside Linebacker - Connecticut - 6'1" - 240 lbs. - Like I said, the Redskins need as much depth at Linebacker as possible. Sio Moore is a good prospect with good size and if Jackson leaves, can be a nice backup for Orakpo. It's very possible that Moore is gone before the 5th. It wouldn't surprise me if he is gone by then. However, if he is still available then the Redskins have to take him. I think the 5th Round is the round where they should focus on filling in the depth at Linebacker, obviously. It wont happen in the early rounds, and the later rounds is a possibility but it is more of a reach. It is possible that we see a Linebacker taken in the 6th or 7th but the 5th round seems like a better bet for talent right now.
6th Round - Brandon Kaufman - Wide Receiver - Eastern Washington - 6'4" - 214 lbs. - I just came across this guy and he could be another 6th Round gem for us in 2013. At first, all I really noticed was his size. Then I took a look at some of his game film and I was really impressed with his play. Then I took a look at his stats and they were very, very impressive. I don't know if anyone else has heard about this guy but he should be someone that the Redskins consider drafting. I might even go as far to say that we draft him in the 5th Round because this guy is great and he could fall under the radar for many teams. In 2012, Kaufman hauled in 93 receptions for 1,850 yards. That is 19.9 yards a catch. He also scored 16 touchdowns in his Senior season. I don't care if he is from a small school. Like I said before, if you can play football, then you can play football. While I was watching some of his film I noticed that he isn't afraid to go after the ball and make the catch. Not only does he have incredible size but he has good speed to create separation from the defender. Having this guy on the team could help out a great deal.
7th Round - Manase Foketi - Right Tackle - West Texas A&M - 6'5" - 320 lbs. - This pick could really go anywhere. I believe that the Redskins will select a Right Tackle some time during this draft. They could take a chance on a guy from a small school like they did last year with Tom Compton. Foketi has good size and we can groom him just like we have with Compton. We may not even have to draft a Right Tackle because they might address that position in Free Agency. I don't see the Redskins drafting a Right Tackle in the early rounds either so this pick makes sense. It doesn't really have to be Foketi. They will draft whoever they feel is the best Right Tackle on the board. It is almost impossible to predict who a team will draft in the 7th round. This is just my best guess.
So there you have it. My updated Redskins Mock Draft. Let me know what you think!
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