Washington Football Team: Post-preseason Week 1 final roster prediction

Specialists (3): Tress Way, Dustin Hopkins, Camaron Cheeseman (R)

Has a punter ever won league MVP? Jokes aside, Tress Way is an excellent punter. He is also an asset in being able to flip the field in Washington’s favor. He has earned Special Teams Player of the Week four times in his career, and was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2019.  Way has a career average of 46.8 yards per punt, and has landed 185 punts inside the 20 from 2014-2020.

On the other hand, kicker Dustin Hopkins has seen his share of struggles throughout his career. In the 2020 season alone, he connected on only 79.4% of his field goals and 93.8% of his extra points. The much-maligned kicker must work on being more consistent with his attempts.

Rookie long snapper Camaron Cheeseman has potential, but replacing former Football Team snapper Nick Sundberg won’t be an easy task for the former Michigan grad.

At this point, neither Cheeseman or Hopkins are guaranteed roster spots. Being that there is no competition for either just yet, both make the squad by default.

Additional Thoughts

When the Washington Football Team takes the field against the LA Chargers for Week 1 of regular season action, the roster will obviously look completely different than it does now.

There is still plenty of time left before cuts need to be made, and two more preseason games still need to be played. So many guys are interchangeable right now, and others will continue to separate themselves as the preseason continues. With that in mind, let’s enjoy the various roster battles and ponder on how they might make the team better going forward.

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