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Washington Football Team: Post-minicamp 53-man roster prediction

By Russell Shavatt

ASHBURN, VA - JUNE 08: William Jackson III #23 of the Washington Football Team participates in a drill with teammates during minicamp at Inova Sports Performance Center on June 8, 2021 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
ASHBURN, VA - JUNE 08: William Jackson III #23 of the Washington Football Team participates in a drill with teammates during minicamp at Inova Sports Performance Center on June 8, 2021 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 20: Rashaad Penny #20 of the Seattle Seahawks breaks a tackle attempt by Kamren Curl #31 of the Washington Football Team at FedExField on December 20, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 20: Rashaad Penny #20 of the Seattle Seahawks breaks a tackle attempt by Kamren Curl #31 of the Washington Football Team at FedExField on December 20, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) /

Safety

Rostered: (5) Landon Collins, Kamren Curl, Jeremy Reaves, Deshazor Everett, Darrick Forrest

Washington only kept four at the safety position entering Week 1 of 2020. A season-ending injury to Landon Collins and poor play by Troy Apke brought about more playing time for Deshazor Everett, Kamren Curl, and Jeremy Reaves.

Everett, Curl, and Reaves helped solidify their standing with exceptional play after receiving the increase in field time. This should lock them into the final roster for 2021, in addition to finally ending the Troy Apke era in D.C.

Collins will be kept on the final roster, but likely because of the cap hit the team would take if he was cut. It may be possible that Collins could be used in a role that would allow him to be a hybrid type of player. Of course he must also prove he is ready to handle the workload since he is returning from a torn Achilles.

Finally, Darrick Forrest locks down a spot in because of special teams ability and draft position. In reality, if there was a sixth linebacker worthy of a position, Forrest would be competing with that player. It’s just all a part of determining the final few roster spots in any given year.

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