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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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GLENDALE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 9: Cornerback Quinton Dunbar #23 of the Washington Redskins reacts with teammate defensive back Montae Nicholson #35 after a play during the third quarter against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 9: Cornerback Quinton Dunbar #23 of the Washington Redskins reacts with teammate defensive back Montae Nicholson #35 after a play during the third quarter against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

No. 1 – Redskins CB Quinton Dunbar

Can’t forget about CB1.

Many believed 2018 was the year that Quinton Dunbar would prove himself as a starting cornerback in the NFL. He ultimately did prove he belonged at his new position, but coming into 2019, Dunbar still has more left to prove.

In seven games in 2018, Dunbar logged two interceptions and nine pass deflections, putting himself on pace for four interceptions and 18 pass deflections over the course of the full season. He proved himself to be very disruptive, and while a nerve injury in his ankle sapped his movement skills later in the season, he should be close to fully healthy by now, and if he is, he has the potential to leapfrog Josh Norman as CB1 on the Redskins.

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Dunbar came into last season with a lot to prove, and now, he’s completed the job only partly. He has the size and speed combination, at 6-foot-2, to be disruptive, and he showed that. Now, he needs to show he can sustain, and compound, that success. There’s something about Dunbar’s undrafted status that makes him easy to overlook. In 2019, Dunbar will aim to stop that.

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