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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) /
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 08: Jon Bostic #53 and Matthew Ioannidis #98 of the Washington Football Team celebrate after Ioannidis made a sack in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on December 08, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 08: Jon Bostic #53 and Matthew Ioannidis #98 of the Washington Football Team celebrate after Ioannidis made a sack in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on December 08, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Defensive Line (4)

Jonathan Allen, Daron Payne, Matt Ioannidis, Tim Settle

Caleb Brantley’s opt-out is the only move that changed the outlook for this position group. Instead of keeping Brantley around as a fifth defensive tackle, the team will now just roll with the four top interior defensive linemen on the roster.

And that’s not a bad thing at all.

Allen, Payne, and Ioannidis were one of the best interior trios in football last season. And Settle was good in limited action as well. Rivera and Del Rio have made a point to mention Settle when talking about the interior line group, so he could get more opportunities to work as a well-rounded player and top run stopper.

By keeping just four defensive linemen and three edge rushers, Washington would only have seven defensive linemen on the team. That may not happen, but because of the versatility of some of the linebackers as edge rushers, it’s a possibility.

That said, if they’d rather add an eighth defensive lineman to the mix, Ryan Bee would make the most sense as an inside/outside threat all over the line. He just missed the cut here, but don’t count him out given his length and high floor.

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