Redskins likely can’t get more than a Day 3 pick for Quinton Dunbar
By Ian Cummings
The Washington Redskins are reportedly allowing NFL teams to submit trade offers for cornerback Quinton Dunbar, but they may find it difficult to receive an offer worth taking.
It was recently reported that the Washington Redskins were shopping starting cornerback Quinton Dunbar. The 27-year old cover man’s relationship with the Redskins apparently hit a snag amid the team’s regime change earlier in the year, and now Dunbar is asking for more money, from a staff that is not as familiar with him, both as a player and as an agent of their culture.
The situation with Dunbar is still fluid, and for now, everything is still on the table. The Redskins could trade him. They could extend him. And they could keep him through his current contract and let him hit the open market in 2021. But if the Redskins hope to receive generous offers for Dunbar’s services, they may find their expectations to be too lofty.
Dunbar is a very good player, and a player that winning teams would likely be interested in obtaining. The stats back it up, too. Dunbar logged a near-elite PFF grade of 87.6 in 2019, and accumulated four interceptions and eight pass deflections in 11 games. Dunbar is a former receiver with the length, athleticism, and ball skills to flourish, and by now, teams have seen this firsthand.
But despite all this, while Dunbar the player is worth trading for, Dunbar the asset has less value. Dunbar turns 28 years old in July, he’s in a contract year, and he’s missed 14 games over the past two regular seasons. Dunbar’s a great player, but he’s not really a long-term asset for teams trading for him, and even for teams in win-now mode, his health record would have to incite a small amount of pause, at the very least.
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Optimistic onlookers want an early-round pick for Dunbar, a player who was statistically one of the better cornerbacks in the NFL last season. But looking at all the context, it’s apparent that a fourth-round selection might be the most the Redskins get from a trade involving Dunbar. And at that point, it’s a matter of deciding what’s worth more: A fourth-round player for four years, or Dunbar on a new deal.