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Five Redskins players you can’t forget heading into 2019

By Ian Cummings

LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 14: Wide Receiver Paul Richardson #10 of the Washington Redskins celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers at FedExField on October 14, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - OCTOBER 14: Wide Receiver Paul Richardson #10 of the Washington Redskins celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers at FedExField on October 14, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – DECEMBER 30: Dallas Goedert #88 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs with the ball against the Washington Redskins during the first half at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – DECEMBER 30: Dallas Goedert #88 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs with the ball against the Washington Redskins during the first half at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

No. 4 – Redskins ILB Shaun Dion Hamilton

After Mason Foster and Zach Brown failed to function as a stable linebacking duo in 2018, the Redskins entered 2019 with a need at the defense’s central position. They worked toward filling that need by claiming Reuben Foster, who’s now cleared to play football with no suspension. But as of now, the second starting spot remains unsettled.

While there’s a chance the Redskins opt to start Mason Foster once again, the better choice would be to choose a younger player with more physical upside. The Redskins drafted North Carolina’s Cole Holcomb to get another player with promising athletic traits, but they already had a starting candidate in Shaun Dion Hamilton.

Hamilton has often been overlooked this offseason, mainly due to his draft status; he was a lowly sixth-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. But the context does well to shed light on why Hamilton fell: Two separate knee injuries in college scared teams. One could also say he’s a hair undersized, but if he had a clean bill of health, we could be talking about him as a Day 2 prospect.

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Hamilton has the speed and burst to be the effective coverage linebacker that Mason Foster wasn’t last year, and he also has the football I.Q. to progress fairly quickly at his position, especially with former teammate Reuben Foster at his side. He’s a player neither the fans, nor the team, can forget about.

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