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Three wide receivers for the Redskins to watch at the 2020 NFL Combine

By Jacob Camenker

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - NOVEMBER 16: Chase Claypool #83 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs with the ball in the first quarter against the Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Stadium on November 16, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - NOVEMBER 16: Chase Claypool #83 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs with the ball in the first quarter against the Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Stadium on November 16, 2019 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 28: K.J. Hill #14 of the Ohio State Buckeyes carries the ball against Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers in the first half during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 28: K.J. Hill #14 of the Ohio State Buckeyes carries the ball against Isaiah Simmons #11 of the Clemson Tigers in the first half during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

The Redskins had success last year taking a mid-round prospect out of Ohio State. Could they try to replicate that by targeting K.J. Hill?

Hill is coming off a good redshirt senior season that saw him serve as one of Justin Fields‘ top targets. He caught 57 passes for 636 yards and 10 touchdowns for the team. This came after he totaled 70 catches for 885 yards and six touchdowns with Dwayne Haskins and Terry McLaurin the previous season.

Hill (6-foot-even, 196 pounds) is a well-built receiver with a knack for running routes and creating separation. In the red-zone, he is great at gaining leverage against opposing defenders and making sharp cuts with his routes to create ample space to make easy touchdown catches. Outside of the red zone, Hill’s route-running is still sharp and his ability to settle into space in zones and get into open windows is up there with the best of the players in this class.

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In addition to his skills as a route runner, Hill has nice burst and speed with the ball in his hands. He’s not going to be the biggest deep threat at the NFL level, but that won’t be what he’s asked to do. He’s going to be a short to intermediate threat who may be asked to play out of the slot and earn separation that way.

Hill’s is a dependable and consistent receiver. And if he tests better than expected athletically at the combine, teams may feel that they can work with him more to adjust the speeds of his different routes to create an easier path to separation by making opposing defenders have to think a bit more.

For the Redskins, Hill would be an inside/outside threat and potential versatile backup. He could challenge Harmon for a starting spot and at the very least, Hill could emerge as an excellent backup who could offer separation ability as his calling card. And when paired with McLaurin and Sims, that would make the team’s three-man receiver group very hard to guard.

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