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Trent Williams rumored to be most likely to move during the 2020 NFL Draft

By Jacob Camenker

LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 20: Tackle Trent Williams #71 of the Washington Redskins signals to the crowd in the fourth quarter during a game against the St. Louis Rams at FedExField on September 20, 2015 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 20: Tackle Trent Williams #71 of the Washington Redskins signals to the crowd in the fourth quarter during a game against the St. Louis Rams at FedExField on September 20, 2015 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images) /
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File this under things that aren’t surprising: Trent Williams is expected to be moved on draft day by the Washington Redskins.

The Trent Williams saga has been going on for almost 10 months. While no resolution has come yet for either side, it appears that one could be coming in the next week or so.

The 2020 NFL Draft will begin on Thursday and run through Saturday. This represents the Redskins’ last chance to flip Williams and get any sort of immediate asset to accelerate their rebuild. But the question is, will it happen?

NBC Sports’ Peter King thinks it’s a possibility. As he outlined in a recent piece, he believes that Williams is the player that is most likely to be traded during the draft along with a handful of other options.

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"Players likely to get traded during the draft, in order: Washington T Trent Williams, Jacksonville DE Yannick Ngakoue, New England G Joe Thuney, Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton, Jacksonville RB Leonard Fournette, Philadelphia WR Alshon Jeffery."

This makes a lot of sense. After all, Williams has vowed never to play for the Redskins again and just wants this chapter of his life to be over. And given that Ron Rivera and Co. offloaded Quinton Dunbar for merely a fifth-round pick to get rid of a talented locker room malcontent, one would have to assume that they want to move Williams as well.

Of course, the Redskins could be trying to ensure that they get good enough value by trading Williams. They reportedly want a second-round pick for him, but that ship has likely sailed. Could they get a third-round pick and more for him to get something that comprises a second-round value? It’s certainly possible.

And perhaps as the draft draws nearer, interest in Williams will rise. It’s a deep tackle class, but if a win-now team misses out on a sure-fire starter, maybe they’d be willing to make a move to get Williams and ensure that they’re protected at one of the tackle positions.

The Redskins could opt to hold onto Williams beyond this weekend. It wouldn’t be a great move, but if a top tackle gets injured and a team needs a replacement, it’s possible that they could get more for Williams in the future. But that’s a risk that the team probably shouldn’t be willing to take, as letting this issue dangle any longer could be bad news as Rivera tries to implement culture change in Washington.

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Ultimately, we’ll see what happens with Williams. But for the time being, he’s a name to watch from Thursday to Saturday. It’s possible that by the end of the weekend, he’ll have a new team and the Redskins will have a new starting left tackle of the future.

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