Riggo's Rag
FanSided

Washington Football Team Roster Projection: Updates for Derrius Guice, Reuben Foster

By Jacob Camenker

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 17: Derrius Guice #29 of the Washington Football Team runs with the ball against James Burgess #58 of the New York Jets in the first half 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 runs with the ball against James Burgess #58 of the New York Jets in the first half at FedExField on November 17, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
14 of 14
Next
TUSCALOOSA, AL – NOVEMBER 09: Thaddeus Moss #81 of the LSU Tigers lines up during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 9, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL – NOVEMBER 09: Thaddeus Moss #81 of the LSU Tigers lines up during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 9, 2019 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /

Practice Squad (13)

QB  Steven Montez. You can never have too many talented quarterbacks. Steven Montez went undrafted out of Colorado but he has the raw tools needed to become a solid backup, bare minimum, at the next level. Keeping him around as a developmental passer makes a lot of sense, even if Alex Smith is healthy enough to play.

WR Johnathon Johnson. Johnson is a small-but-explosive receiver who went undrafted in 2020. The 5-foot-10 Missouri product has a little Steven Sims to his game and could make the roster. He just missed the cut this time but if he lands on the practice squad, expect him to crack the 53-man unit at some point in 2020.

WR Isaiah Wright. Another undrafted receiver, Wright is a versatile player who worked as both a running back and receiver at Temple. He needs to work on his hands a little bit, but he has a good frame and should also challenge for a roster spot given Scott Turner’s preference for multi-faceted weapons.

More from Commanders News

TE Thaddeus Moss. Moss has a shot at making the 53-man roster, but he’s slightly behind in the tight end room right now. The rookie could emerge as an H-back type but for now, he probably needs some more time to develop.

OT Paul Adams. Adams stands at 6-foot-6, 317 pounds, and is just 25 years old. There’s still a chance that he could develop into a decent backup.

OT Timon Parris. Like Adams, Parris is large at 6-foot-5, 312 pounds. He has been in Washington for two years already and could crack the 53-man roster. But keeping him around for one more year on the practice squad as a potential game-day call-up makes a lot of sense.

C Ross Pierschbacher. The presence of Keith Ismael may push Pierschbacher, a 2019 fifth-round pick, off the roster. But keeping him as a third center option and potential future backup makes a lot of sense given that Chase Roullier will be a free agent in 2021.

EDGE James Smith-Williams. Smith-Williams is a seventh-round pick with a high ceiling, but he may need to build up some stamina after being injured constantly in college. There’s no better place to do that than on the practice squad.

DL Ryan Bee. As mentioned earlier, Bee could make the 53-man roster. The 6-foot-7 defensive lineman has inside/outside versatility and had at least four sacks in each of his four seasons at Marshall. He was productive during the 2019 preseason, too, so perhaps Sam Mills Jr. will keep him around as a project player.

CB Danny Johnson. With Greg Stroman on the roster, Danny Johnson becomes the top young cornerback available for practice squad duty. Johnson is a good tackler and showed well as a rookie in 2018 before being injured for most of the 2019 season.

S Jeremy Reaves. Reaves played well at the end of last year and is still just 23 years old. He could make the leap entering his third NFL season but even if he doesn’t quite make the roster, Washington needs to keep him if they can. He has very good coverage instincts.

S Kamren Curl. Washington’s seventh-round pick has decent instincts and is a good special teams player, but he doesn’t have the athleticism needed to be much more than a backup safety. That said, keeping him around in case a core special teamer goes down makes a lot of sense.

DL David Bada. Bada is the official 13th member of the Washington practice squad. Why does Washington get to carry him on the practice squad? He’s a part of the NFL’s International Pathway Program, so Washington gets a roster exemption for him to remain with the team to develop for a year.

That said, if Bada does occupy the 13th practice squad spot, he can’t be added to the active roster at any point during the season. So, he’s merely a no-risk developmental prospect for Washington’s strong defensive coaching staff to work with.

Next. Rivera making progress with culture change. dark

For now, this is how we see the roster shaking out. But undoubtedly things will change before final cuts occur in early September.

Home/Commanders News