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Five Redskins breakout candidates for the 2020 NFL season

By Nathan Britton

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Derrius Guice #29 of the Washington Football Team scores a 45-yard touchdown in the second half against the New York Jets at FedExField on November 17, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Derrius Guice #29 of the Washington Football Team scores a 45-yard touchdown in the second half against the New York Jets at FedExField on November 17, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 01: Fabian Moreau #31 of the Washington Redskins during the second half during their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on December 01, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 01: Fabian Moreau #31 of the Washington Redskins during the second half during their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on December 01, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) /

4. CB Fabian Moreau

Another player who has been somewhat of a lackluster performer compared to expectations is Fabian Moreau. Moreau, a corner who fell due to injury that had legit first round talent, was one of the Scot McCloughan picks glorified by Redskins fans and the media at the time of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Well, that talent hasn’t yet fully materialized. That’s partially due to Josh Norman being the unquestioned starter at corner for most of this Redskins career and partially due to the incredible development of converted wideout Quinton Dunbar.

It’s not all doom and gloom though. The former UCLA Bruin has shown flashes of potential during his time in Washington, managing three interceptions the second-most on the team in 2019 with and 44 tackles which led all corners.

With the previous two corners out of the picture, Moreau enters camp projected to be one of the team’s starting outside corners. If he can seize the opportunity in front of him and build off a strong 2019 season, he could become the team’s No. 1 corner for years to come.

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