Washington Football Team: Way-too-early 7-round 2022 mock draft

Round 6, Pick 175 – South Alabama WR Jalen Tolbert

The South Alabama Jaguars amassed 3,944 yards of total offense in 2020. Jalen Tolbert accounted for 1,085 of those yards. That’s 27.5% of the team’s total offensive output, and just about 40% of the team’s passing output. That’s right — 40% of all the passing yards, to one player.

The Washington Football Team doesn’t necessarily need a wide receiver. Terry McLaurin, Curtis Samuel, and Dyami Brown — three of the most important pieces — are locked up for multiple years, and seventh-round rookie Dax Milne also provides some long-term security, if he sticks around. Even so, there’s bound to be turnover. Cam Sims and Adam Humphries are both set to be free agents again in 2022, and the depth falls off after that.

Round 6 is a perfect spot for Washington to look at adding more receiving talent, and South Alabama’s Jalen Tolbert presents a value too enticing to pass up. We already know that Tolbert’s statistical output is stellar, but his physical profile also holds up against scrutiny.

Tolbert stands at around 6’3″, 195 pounds. He has impressive size on the boundary, but he’s also a blazing speed threat. He can separate downfield with his speed, or elongate spaces down below as a run-after-catch threat. He can also use his size effectively in contested situations. He’s excellent at high-pointing passes and using his hand-eye coordination to fight through contact.

All told, Tolbert might ultimately be gone before this point. But being from South Alabama, with not much of a quarterbacking presence, there’s a chance that Tolbert stays under the radar long enough for Washington to swipe him up on Day 3.