Washington Football Team: 5 non-first-round quarterbacks to consider drafting

Here are five non-first-round quarterbacks the Washington Football Team could consider drafting.

The Washington Football Team was always unlikely to land a quarterback with their first-round pick. They were armed with the 19th selection, and quarterbacks often get pushed up the drat board. Even in a year where five passers may go in the first round, it seemed like a longshot that one would fall to Washington.

Any hope of that effectively died on Friday when the San Francisco 49ers traded up to the No. 3 spot in this year’s draft. Now, it looks like three of the top-five quarterbacks will be gone with the first three picks, and after that, a litany of other teams could choose to take a quarterback.

This includes the following teams:

• Atlanta Falcons (4th pick)
• Detroit Lions (7th pick)
• Carolina Panthers (8th pick)
• Denver Broncos (9th pick)
• Philadelphia Eagles (12th pick)
• New England Patriots (15th pick)

So, yeah. No quarterback is lasting to 19, so unless Ron Rivera and Co. are sold on a passer and want to trade up for him, they are going to spend most of this draft filling in their other needs. That may well be a good thing, as they can continue to strengthen a good-looking roster while seeing if Kyle Allen or Taylor Heinicke can emerge as a future starter.

And if not, then hey: That’s what you got Ryan Fitzpatrick for.

Still, the WFT may be interested in adding quarterback talent in this year’s draft class. There are some solid developmental prospects that the team could add to compete with Allen and Heinicke for roster spots and with Steven Montez for a practice squad spot. Here’s a look at the five best options that Washington could consider when the 2021 NFL Draft rolls around.