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Breaking down the Washington Football Team’s position battles: No. 2 Receiver

By Jacob Camenker

CARSON, CA - AUGUST 24: Dontrelle Inman #16 of the Los Angeles Chargers lines up against Seattle Seahawks during a preseason NFL football game at Dignity Health Sports Park on August 24, 2019 in Carson, California. The Seattle Seahawks won 23-15. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
CARSON, CA - AUGUST 24: Dontrelle Inman #16 of the Los Angeles Chargers lines up against Seattle Seahawks during a preseason NFL football game at Dignity Health Sports Park on August 24, 2019 in Carson, California. The Seattle Seahawks won 23-15. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 08: Cam Sims #89 of the Washington Football Team looks on after the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on December 08, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – DECEMBER 08: Cam Sims #89 of the Washington Football Team looks on after the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on December 08, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

Dark Horses: Cam Sims and Darvin Kidsy

It’s hard to find a true dark horse in the battle for the No. 2 wide receiver job. The guys on the back-end of the roster are fighting more for spots on the team than anything else.

That said, we’ll list a couple anyway since these dark horses could be an injury away from being trusted in bigger roles. And with the lack of a preseason, it’s impossible to know exactly how some of the players on the roster are doing as they fight to make the team.

If any dark horse was to make a run at a surprise starting job, it would be Cam Sims. The reasoning for this is simple. Sims has unique size at 6-foot-5 and is, somehow, one of the longest-tenured receivers on Washington’s roster. He has been here for three years and while he has had to learn a new system, he has been in town longer than the top two candidates for the starting job.

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Ron Rivera and Scott Turner arrived in January. Gandy-Golden came in April. Inman signed just a couple of weeks ago. Sims has at least been around since the beginning of the Rivera tenure, so if Gandy-Golden or Inman don’t look ready out of the gate, Sims could hypothetically hold down the role for a bit. It would be a massive risk given his lack of playing time on offense in the regular season, but if he has progressed behind the scenes, it’s possible.

Much like Sims, Darvin Kidsy is entering his third year with Washington. He has some inside/outside versatility, is very athletic, and he developed a good rapport with Dwayne Haskins last preseason. He certainly could make the team as a backup receiver and, along with Sims, is the top challenger for the sixth receiver spot.

Again, the only reason that Kidsy might see the field over Inman and Gandy-Golden is because of his extra time to learn the system. It’s still unlikely that would happen, but it can’t be counted out. That’s what makes him a dark horse alongside Sims.

Sims and Kidsy might not even make the team, so they are dark horses in the truest sense of the words. But if an injury strikes or if either Inman or Gandy-Golden struggles to pick things up, these two would be the next men up on the outside.

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