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Five trades the Redskins could explore making before the NFL season

By Jacob Camenker

LANDOVER, MD - JANUARY 10: Tight end Jordan Reed #86 of the Washington Redskins celebrates with teammate tackle Trent Williams #71 after scoring a second-quarter touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at FedExField on January 10, 2016 in Landover, Maryland.(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - JANUARY 10: Tight end Jordan Reed #86 of the Washington Redskins celebrates with teammate tackle Trent Williams #71 after scoring a second-quarter touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at FedExField on January 10, 2016 in Landover, Maryland.(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 16: Josh Doctson #18 of the Washington Redskins drops a first half pass against the Indianapolis Colts at FedExField on September 16, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – SEPTEMBER 16: Josh Doctson #18 of the Washington Redskins drops a first half pass against the Indianapolis Colts at FedExField on September 16, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

WR Josh Doctson to Seattle Seahawks for a conditional late-round pick

Is Josh Doctson going to make the Redskins roster? At the moment, that isn’t clear. While it seems possible that the team could keep him around, they also have plenty of intriguing depth on their roster. And given that Doctson is in a lame-duck year, getting rid of him may make sense, especially if the team has no plans to keep him beyond the 2019 season.

Doctson may not look like an interesting commodity on the trade market, but a receiver-needy team could be willing to take him on for a late-round pick. After all, Doctson was a first-round pick and does have the potential to emerge as a possession-based No. 2 receiver at the NFL level.

One potential contender that could use some receiver depth is the Seattle Seahawks. Though the Seahawks figure to use a run-heavy offense, they still need to have some receiving options in their offense. Tyler Lockett is locked in as Russell Wilson‘s top target, but aside from him, they don’t have any proven options. They did draft three rookies in D.K. Metcalf, Gary Jennings, and John Ursua, but Metcalf is hurting and they don’t have much proven depth. So, grabbing a guy like Doctson could make sense.

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While Doctson hasn’t lived up to his status as a first-round pick with the Redskins, he does have the potential to become a solid receiving option. He may just need a change of scenery. Doctson’s 6-foot-2 frame could make him a logical complement to the smaller Lockett and his presence would afford the Seahawks the opportunity not to rush Metcalf back into action. And maybe in a new offense, he could finally emerge as a contested catch and redzone threat.

For the Seahawks, acquiring Doctson for a conditional sixth or seventh-round pick would be sensible, as he would add experienced depth and they could easily move on from him if he doesn’t live up to expectations.

And for the Redskins, parting with Doctson may give them a chance to keep a roster bubble guy like Darvin Kidsy or Jehu Chesson on as a seventh receiver. Plus, they would guarantee that they would get compensation for Doctson’s departure, and it would likely match anything that they could get in terms of compensatory picks if Doctson were to walk away from the team.

There won’t be a lot of suitors for Doctson, but all it takes is one team to buy into his potential.

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