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Redskins Saturday Spotlight: The complications of a top three pick

By Ian Cummings

LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 28: Running back J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes pressures quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 28: Running back J.K. Dobbins #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes pressures quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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ASHBURN, VA – JANUARY 04: Washington Redskins General Manager Bruce Allen leaves after holding a press conference on the dismissal of Head Coach Jim Zorn at Redskins Park January 4, 2010 in Ashburn, Virginia. During the press conference Allen said, ‘Last place 2 years in a row is not Redskin football.’ (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
ASHBURN, VA – JANUARY 04: Washington Redskins General Manager Bruce Allen leaves after holding a press conference on the dismissal of Head Coach Jim Zorn at Redskins Park January 4, 2010 in Ashburn, Virginia. During the press conference Allen said, ‘Last place 2 years in a row is not Redskin football.’ (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) /

Trading back

As mentioned before, the Redskins would be in prime position to trade back, were they to earn one of the top picks in the 2020 NFL Draft. They need more picks, they already have a first-round quarterback on a rookie deal, and the 2020 NFL Draft is a very strong signal caller class.

Between Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert, Jacob Eason, Joe Burrow, Jake Fromm, Jordan Love, and Jalen Hurts, the 2020 NFL Draft is stocked to the brim with quarterback talent, and there’s a chance that at least five could go in the first round.

The Redskins have no need for a new quarterback, but with an early pick, teams would be battling to give Washington the best offer, in order to move up and get their guy. Even if the Redskins pick after the Dolphins and Bengals, presumably eliminating Tagovailoa and Herbert from the mix, teams would still be fawning over high-upside passers like Burrow, Eason, and Love.

It’s well-known that draft-day trades for quarterbacks can be lucrative ventures for both teams involved. Teams trading up get their chance at a franchise quarterback, and teams trading down get a treasure chest of picks. A treasure chest is exactly what the Redskins need, with a dearth of early-round picks, a quarterback who needs support, a potential coaching search where they need to make themselves attractive, and a rebuild looming on the horizon.

Opportunity for a trade back should be plentiful in the 2020 NFL Draft, were the Redskins to have a top three pick. Teams that could potentially be in search of a new quarterback, minus the Dolphins and Bengals, include the Colts (although Jacoby Brissett has played well thus far), the Raiders, the Panthers, the Titans, the Buccaneers, the Vikings, the Chargers, the Saints, and the Patriots.

Trading a king’s ransom certainly isn’t the style of all those teams, and much of the need designation depends on speculation, as there are twelve games left to go in 2020. But overall, demand should be high, and with a strong quarterback class on the way, tension should be even higher. It’s the kind of situation that bodes well for the seller.

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