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Five available free agents who could still be the Redskins biggest signing

By Ian Cummings

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 21: Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams warms up before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on December 21, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 21: Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams warms up before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on December 21, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – OCTOBER 14: Devin Funchess #17 of the Carolina Panthers makes a catch over Josh Norman #24 of the Washington Redskins at FedExField on October 14, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – OCTOBER 14: Devin Funchess #17 of the Carolina Panthers makes a catch over Josh Norman #24 of the Washington Redskins at FedExField on October 14, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

No. 3 – Indianapolis Colts WR Devin Funchess

We had to have at least one former Panther on this list, and it just so happens that Devin Funchess fills a pressing need, as well as fulfills the Ron Rivera connection.

Funchess’ stock is about as low as it’s been through his career, as the Michigan Wolverines product missed nearly the entire 2019 season with an injury. Before his short, unproductive stint with the Colts, however, Funchess was one of the Panthers’ premier receivers on the outside, using his 6-foot-4, 225-pound frame and his 38.5-inch vertical to separate himself from smaller cornerbacks.

Funchess peaked in 2017, with a stat line that contained 63 catches, 840 yards, and eight touchdowns, and seeing as Funchess has yet to turn 26 years old, there’s a chance he could get back to that level of production, with the right coach, the right situation, and with a chance to get back to full health.

The Redskins need more size in their receiving core, and Funchess is a near-exact match for that need, who also happens to be young and familiar with some of the Redskins staff.

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