Washington Redskins Unheralded Players: DE Cameron Malveaux

Redskins DE Cameron Malveaux player breakdown

Malveaux is one of the lesser-known players on the Redskins roster, but he has a surprisingly solid resume, apart from stats. He was a senior captain at Houston, and his athletic testing numbers from his pro day pop off the screen.

At his Houston pro day in 2017, Malveaux, weighing in at 6-foot-5, 273, logged a 4.73 40-yard dash, a 37.5-inch vertical, a 125-inch broad jump, and 21 bench reps, while sporting a massive 82.5-inch wingspan. On paper, Malveaux is a top-tier athlete on the defensive line, and he has the kind of tools that ideally would be moldable at the NFL level.

Malveaux’s length and athleticism have been on display in limited spurts at the professional level, as the defensive lineman has used his long arms to disrupt passing lanes before. Malveaux has the profile of a defensive end hybrid who can also line up on the interior; his combination of size and burst affords him that potential flexibility.

With that being said, there’s a reason Malveaux is with his fourth team now in just three years. Perhaps a lack of role definition has prevented him from latching on to a steady developmental curve. Malveaux also hasn’t shown enough development as a pass rusher from his college days, when he was a run defender first, due to his ability to set the edge and plug holes with his size.

Malveaux turns 26 this offseason, so he still has time to tap into his upside. But time is running out for the Cougars product to make a lasting impact. He has enough potential where one chance could catalyze a late-career revival, and earn him a greater role in the league. But at this point, if it hasn’t happened yet, will it happen at all?