After focusing on the offense last week , the email report will be all about defensive prospects. All of which means one thing: a second straight week with no report on RG3. Didn’t think it would be possible.
But, like last week, I used the wisdom of several experts – Russ Lande (GM Jr., Sporting News, ex-scout), Dan Shonka (ex-scout, Ourlads.com), Charles Davis (NFL Network) and an anonymous scout — to provide analysis on players at positions of need for the Redskins, focusing on corner and safety. Yes, the Redskins have signed three safeties, but considering they’re all on one-year deals none are hardly locks.
This is not a good draft for safety, however. Nor is it a good one at inside linebacker in a 3-4. Corners? It’s a good class with depth. Some of these corners could be moved to safety eventually, too, as teams look for more safeties who can run and cover.
One nickel corner possibility is Dwight Bentley from Louisiana-Lafayette.
“He had a great week at the Senior Bowl. Very athletic,” Lande said. “On film he was good, but not great. He’s still raw; footwork at times gets out of position and he doesn’t break and close. He closes fast but not always at the right angle. At the Senior Bowl he was all over his man and was great in everything but just not breaking up passes. Very intriguing. He ran 4.3s and 4.4s at the combine.”
Another intriguing corner is Arizona State’s Omar Bolden, who reportedly came to Washington for a visit. But he’s missed almost two full seasons because of knee injuries.
“He plays with a lot of confidence and he’s a good tackler,” Shonka said. “We gave him a fourth- or fifth-round grade, but he would have been a second-rounder for sure if he didn’t have the knees.”
The Redskins reportedly brought Arkansas State safety Kelcie McCray in for a visit.
“He’s a bigger guy with speed,” Shonka said. “He’s not real instinctive and not particularly explosive. He has physical attributes. He has long arms and he has a lot of courage. When he comes up in run support he will hit you. He needs more strength. He has to get coached and develop his skills, but the raw material is there. He’ll play on all special teams.”
All totaled, I quoted these experts on 23 different players for the free email report. To subscribe, click here.
