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Redskins: The 2019 season is an opportunity for Jon Bostic to step up

By Kyle Hundley

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 25: Royce Freeman #28 of the Denver Broncos is tackled by Jon Bostic #51 of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on November 25, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 25: Royce Freeman #28 of the Denver Broncos is tackled by Jon Bostic #51 of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on November 25, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – OCTOBER 07: Jon Bostic #51 of the Pittsburgh Steelers kneels in the end zone before the start of the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Heinz Field on October 7, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – OCTOBER 07: Jon Bostic #51 of the Pittsburgh Steelers kneels in the end zone before the start of the game against the Atlanta Falcons at Heinz Field on October 7, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) /

Bostic’s statistical outlook with the Redskins in 2019

Jon Bostic should have a very positive outlook on 2019. After somewhat of a slow start to his career, he started 14 games each of the last two seasons. Barring injury or a major drop off in play, Bostic should start every game this coming season.

To predict what Bostic will do statistically, let’s look at Mason Foster’s production in his time as a starter as a baseline. Bostic is very similar to Foster, as he is also mostly a two-down run stopper who tends to struggle in pass coverage.

Despite his limitations in pass coverage, Foster finished with over 120 tackles in 2016 and 2018 (he was on IR for most of 2017 with a torn labrum). Bostic should be on the field a lot, so there is no reason to believe he cannot come close to matching what Foster did.

A solid season for Bostic would be around 110 tackles, 1.0 sack, one interception, a forced fumble, and one fumble recovery while playing every game.

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