Five biggest storylines to watch during Washington Football Team’s training camp

5. Which receivers, tight ends step up

At this point, Washington’s lack of proven receiving weapons is well known. Outside of Terry McLaurin and, to a lesser extent, Steven Sims, the squad doesn’t have many proven contributors. So, some young players and/or journeyman veterans are going to have to step up into bigger roles.

At receiver, the position is particularly unsettled outside of the top three. And even that group has some questions. Rookie fourth-round pick Antonio Gandy-Golden is favored to start along with McLaurin and Sims thanks to an injury to Kelvin Harmon and Cody Latimer being placed on the Commissioner’s/Exempt list. But after those three, things get murky.

Trey Quinn is, unbelievably, the longest-tenured receiver on the Washington team. He probably should be favored to lock down the fourth spot for the time being. But aside from him, the depth chart is filled with a lot of potential-based players.

Perhaps third-year players Cam Sims and Darvin Kidsy will win roles with the squad. Or maybe undrafted rookies Isaiah Wright and Johnathon Johnson will make some noise. But regardless of what does happen, the only thing we know about the receiving depth right now is that we know nothing. That should, hopefully, change at some point in the next month for the sake of Dwayne Haskins.

Tight end is similarly unsettled. The team didn’t add any big-name players at the position this offseason, as they chose not to overspend for the tight ends on the free-agent market. Instead, they added Logan Thomas and Richard Rodgers on cheap deals to compete with Hale Hentges and Jeremy Sprinkle.

Meanwhile, Thaddeus Moss was added as an undrafted free agent to provide youth and upside there. Some considered him to be a potential mid-round pick, but injury concerns and lacking size/athleticism pushed him to the realm of the undrafted.

Someone will step up at tight end and provide a serviceable option for the Washington offense. But it could be anybody. The tight end group could consist of Thomas, Sprinkle, and Moss. It’s also possible that it could be Rodgers, Hentges, and Caleb Wilson. There’s just no knowing what will happen there given the lack of proven NFL players at the position.

Haskins is a young quarterback. He needs to have some solid weapons to help him improve in his second season. Right now, the groups at tight end and receiver don’t look too good, but perhaps some surprise contributors will emerge. Either way, the depth charts are unsettled, and watching players jockey for positions there should be interesting.