Washington Football Team Depth Chart: Breaking down the RB room for 2021

Breaking down the Washington Football Team’s running back depth chart for 2021.

It’s amazing how much can change over the course of a calendar year. Case and point, the Washington Football Team’s running back room.

During the 2020 offseason, Washington had seven running backs on their roster. It was considered to be their deepest position on offense, and there were serious debates about who may make the team and which talented prospects the team might have to cut when trimming down their roster.

Fast forward 12 months and the situation at running back is a lot different. Washington now has six RBs on their roster and only three remain from the group of seven they carried in May of 2020.

That’s not just the result of some back-end roster shuffling. Washington parted with two players that were thought of as potential co-starters for the team before the ’20 season began. And their 2019 fourth-round draft pick has been released after never playing a down for the team.

Even despite the turnover in the running back room, Washington still has talent at the position. In fact, they have one of the most dynamic young backs in the league, and had he not gotten hurt late in the season, he certainly would’ve gotten more buzz amid Washington’s playoff run.

Beyond him, there are a couple of experienced depth pieces. It tapers off a bit after that, but all told, Washington once again has an interesting backfield group, especially when factoring in that receiver Curtis Samuel can take some snaps out of the backfield.

How will the Washington Football Team’s running back room shake out? Here’s an early look at the depth chart, beginning with the second-year pro who will be starting for the team.