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Redskins 53-man roster projection 1.0: Does Trent Williams’ holdout muddy the waters at tackle?

By Jacob Camenker

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 26: Trent Williams #71 of the Washington Redskins walks off the field at the end of the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 26, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 26: Trent Williams #71 of the Washington Redskins walks off the field at the end of the first half against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 26, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 09: Tight end Jordan Reed #86 of the Washington Redskins runs with the football after a reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. The Redskins defeated the Cardinals 24-6. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 09: Tight end Jordan Reed #86 of the Washington Redskins runs with the football after a reception against the Arizona Cardinals during the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. The Redskins defeated the Cardinals 24-6. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

Tight Ends (3)

Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis, and Jeremy Sprinkle

The Redskins actually have a lot of interesting depth at the tight end position. But for the time being, these three seem likely to make the roster.

Reed will continue on as the team’s top tight end. Though he has struggled with injury issues in recent seasons, he is still a solid tight end when on the field. He’s not the same dynamic playmaker he was before all the injuries, but he can still get the job done.

light. Related Story. Breaking down the Redskins tight end depth chart

Davis is a good backup who still is a solid receiver. He’s entering his age-35 season though, so if he slows down, he could become a cap casualty. Still, for the time being, he will probably make the roster.

Sprinkle is entering his third year and has mostly been a blocking tight end. He still has the edge over Matt Flanagan for this spot, though Flanagan has gotten praise from Chris Cooley, but his spot could become tenuous if Flanagan shows better receiving ability.

The wild card here will be if Gruden decides to (finally) keep a fullback/H-back type on the roster. JP Holtz flashed in that role for the team last preseason and spent time on the practice squad and active roster last year. If he impresses again and Gruden wants to operate a run-heavy offense, he could make the cut.

The other option would be to have one of the team’s running backs (probably Perine) operate as the fullback or continue to situationally use edge rusher Ryan Anderson as one. It seems more likely that they would do this, as Gruden tends to hype up the idea of a fullback every offseason before electing not to keep one.

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