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Redskins Saturday Spotlight: Seven-round mock, building an elite defense

By Ian Cummings

COLUMBUS, OH - AUGUST 31: Jeff Okudah #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes tackles Larry McCammon III #3 of the Florida Atlantic Owls causing a fumble in the first quarter at Ohio Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. Florida Atlantic recovered the fumble. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - AUGUST 31: Jeff Okudah #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes tackles Larry McCammon III #3 of the Florida Atlantic Owls causing a fumble in the first quarter at Ohio Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. Florida Atlantic recovered the fumble. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 29: CJ Henderson #5 of the Florida Gators celebrates his first quarter sack on Shea Patterson #2 of the Michigan Wolverines during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 29: CJ Henderson #5 of the Florida Gators celebrates his first quarter sack on Shea Patterson #2 of the Michigan Wolverines during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Gators . C.J. Henderson. 3. player. 840. . Cornerback

I know I’m supposed to differentiate with these mock drafts, but C.J. Henderson is just too good of a pick to pass up in Round 3. He was available last time, and he was available this time, so in this mock, the Redskins double down at cornerback, and cement their starting rotation.

There’s a chance Henderson isn’t there at the top of the third round, but his fall is entirely possible. Henderson is a top-top-flight athlete (one “top” wasn’t enough), and he brings a moxie at a position which needs it. That said, he has prevalent issues with tackling, and that could be enough to send him slipping in a deep cornerback class.

Solid prospects have slipped before. In 2019, Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (coincidentally also from Florida), was widely regarded as the top safety prospect in the draft class, and he fell to the Saints in Round 4. It could happen to a talent like Henderson, and if it does, the Redskins have to seriously consider the value.

Imagine a cornerback trio consisting of Quinton Dunbar, Jeffrey Okudah, and C.J. Henderson. Opponents, pass at your own risk.

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