Redskins Roster Projection: Team loads up in the trenches

Interior Offensive Line (6)

Wes Schweitzer, Chase Roullier, Brandon Scherff, Wes Martin, Keith Ismael, Ross Pierschbacher

By keeping six interior linemen, the Redskins would ensure that they have extra depth on the unit should injuries or illnesses sideline players. It also gives the team a chance to hold onto some extra young talent at the position.

Pierschbacher was omitted from the 53-man roster in my last projection. But the Redskins could opt to keep him to beef up the trenches. Ismael is likely the future starter at center (depending on what happens with Chase Roullier, a 2021 free agent) but Pierschbacher could be a long-term backup or a  challenger at the guard position. Either way, keeping Roullier, Ismael, and Pierschbacher would give the team a ton of depth at center.

Elsewhere, Scherff isn’t going anywhere, at least for now. He’s playing on the franchise tag but the team wants him to be a part of their long-term plans on the offensive line. We’ll see what happens with that, but he should be on the team for at least one more season.

As for the Wes’, Martin and Schweitzer, they both should make the roster and battle for the starting guard spot. The loser of the battle will be a key, versatile backup for the team, but both have value. In this analyst’s opinion, Martin should start with Schweitzer serving as a super-sub for the squad.

While the Redskins did add Michael Liedtke and Jeremy Vujnovich as veteran competition on the offensive line this offseason, they seem unlikely to make the roster. Perhaps that will change if one impresses in camp, but for now, they are behind the younger talent on the Redskins’ blocking unit.