Friday, April 15, 2011

NFL Draft 2011: Top Defensive Prospects for the Washington Redskins in Round 1

The latest rumors surrounding the Washington Redskins and their No. 10 overall pick seem to be about University of Washington quarterback Jake Locker. Because Locker has drawn comparisons to current Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and former Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer, many believe that Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan has a man-crush on the 22-year-old signal-caller.

Although I don’t believe it’s a huge margin, I think I may be in the minority in my belief that Shanahan and the Redskins will target a defensive player with the No. 10 pick later this month. I’m also siding with the idea that the Redskins will not trade back, though I realize that is a very realistic possibility.

That being said, even taking into account the possibility of a trade-back, I’ve created a list of the top 12 prospects that the Redskins could target in the first round in order to address the team’s struggling front-seven. Here goes nothin’…

Note: This is a list of defensive linemen (minus Marcell Dareus, because he won’t last to No. 10) and potential linebackers. Defensive backs were not considered for this list.

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