Combine and draft information is presented for the current Redskins' offensive line. The combine information gives some notion of a player's athleticism compared to others playing the same position. The 10 yard times are a better indication for linemen than longer distance times since it is more related to where their play takes place. For some of the younger Skins' players it is somewhat a measure of potential, i.e., since they have not played in regular season games. .

The list of potential free agent signings includes information on zone blocking experience which might make it easier for those with such experience to gel with the Skins' offense and other players already on the Team.

The combines serve a purpose of being an additional evaluation filter. Players did well enough at the collegiate level to get an invitation. The 2011 combines will also help to identify draft picks and other players that may be sleepers that don't get drafted.

Abbreviations used in the tables:

BRep = bench press repetitions at 225 lbs. VJump = vertical jump. 20 Yd and 10Yd are subfractions of 40 yard times in seconds. RD and Sel# = the round and section number overall in the draft. Year = the year drafted. ZBE = zone blocking experience. NA = not available. NK = not known. The asterisk (*) before a event results is from a Pro Day comparable to the combines, but may have different conditions effecting the comparative value to the same event as the combine. Since not all NFL combines have not been held at the same place, this reduces the comparability somewhat.

Redskin Offensive Linemen as well as Associated Combine and Draft Information
Name	Pos	College	Ht.	Wt.	Age	40Yd	BRep	VJump	20Yd	10Yd	BJump	Shuttle	Cone	RD	Sel#	Year	ZBE
Trent Williams	OT	Oklahoma	6-5	315	24	4.81	23	34 1/2	2.81	1.70	09'05"	4.63	7.64	Rd 1	#4	2010	KE
Jammal Brown	OT	Oklahoma	6-6	316	30	5.06	31	31 1/2	2.98	1.76	09'01"	4.70	7.95	Rd 1	#13	2005	KE
Will Montgomery	C/OG	Virginia Tech	6-3	310	29	5.12	35	29 1/2	2.94	1.71	08'08"	4.43	7.40	Rd 7	#234	2006	KE
Kory Lichtensteiger	C/OG	Bowling Green	6-2	292	27	5.25	23	29 1/2	2.98	1.75	08'08"	4.56	7.60	Rd 4	#108	2008	KE
Erik Cook	C/OG	New Mexico	6-6	320	24	*5.55	*22	*27 1/2	*3.16	*1.74	*08'04"	4.99	*7.93	Rd 7	#229	2010	KE
Chris Chester	G/C	Oklahoma	6-3	303	29	4.83	27	31 1/2	2.85	1.68	08'10"	4.51	7.33	Rd 2	#56	2006	KE
Tyler Polumbus	T	Colorado	6-8	300	27	*5.13	*24	*33	*2.90	*1.78	09'04"	*4.83	*7.59	UDFA	--	2008	KE
Willie Smith	C	East Carolina	6-5	310	25	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	UDFA	--	2011	KE
Maurice Hurt	G	Florida	6-3	318	24	*5.39	*19	*29	*3.09	*1.93	*08'01"	4.90	8.13	Rd 7	#217	2011	KE
James Lee	OT	South Carolina St	6-4	305	26	5.20	*26	*31 1/2	na	na	*09'07"	NA	NA	UDFA	--	2008	NK
Josh LeRibeus	C/G	SMU	6-3	312	22	5.37	29	26	na	na	08'00"	4.65	7.64	Rd 3	#71	2012	NK
Tom Compton	OT	South Dakota	6-6	310	23	5.11	*23	30	?	1.69	09'00"	4.60	7.59	Rd 6	#193	2012	NK
Adam Gettis	G	Iowa	6-2	293	23	5.00	*20	31 1/2	?	1.65	09'04"	4.65	7.99	Rd 5	#141	2012	KE
Nick Martinez	OT	Oklahoma State	6-4	310	23	*5.19	*32	*25 1/2	*2.96	*1.75	*08'03"	*4.85	*7.97	UDFA	--	2012	KE
Grant Garner	C	Oklahoma State	6-3	292	23	*5.19	*27	*26 1/2	*2.95	*1.68	*07'11"	*4.59	*7.89	UDFA	--	2012	KE
Nevin McCaskill	G	Hampton	6-4	309	28	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	UDFA	--	2007	NK

The grades in this post are from http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft


Player..........Position..... School.... Grade.....Rank

Matt Kalil .........OT......... So. Cal.... 97..... OL 1
Riley Reiff ......OT.......... Iowa.... 93..... OL 2
David DeCastro OG Stanford.... 93..... OL 3
Jonathan Martin OT Stanford.... 92..... OL 4
Mike Adams OT Ohio State.... 91..... OL 5
Cordy Glenn OG/OT Georgia.... 91..... OL 6
Peter Konz C Wisconsin.... 90..... OL 7
Kevin Zeitler OG Wisconsin.... 86..... OL 8
Bobby Massie OT Mississippi.... 86..... OL 9
Jeff Allen OT Illinois.... 83..... OL 10
Zebrie Sanders OT Florida State.... 83..... OL 11
Mitchell Schwartz OT California.... 82..... OL 12
Amini Silatolu OG/OT Midwestern St.... 80..... OL 13
Donald Stephenson OT Oklahoma.... 79.....OL 14
Kelechi Osemele OG Iowa State.... 79..... OL 15
James Brown OG/OT Troy.... 78.....OL 16
Joe Looney OG Wake Forest.... 76..... OL 17
Gettis, Adam OG/OC Iowa.... 72..... OL 18
Brandon Brooks OG Miami (Ohio).... 70..... OL 19
Brandon Mosley OT Auburn.... 68..... OL 20
Matt Reynolds OT Brigham Young.... 66..... OL 21
Markus Zusevics OT Iowa.... 65..... OL 22
Nate Potter OT Boise State.... 64 OL..... 23
Ryan Miller OG Colorado.... 62..... OL 24
Tony Bergstrom OT Utah.... 60..... OL 25
Senio Kelemete OG/OT Washington.... 60..... OL 26
Rishaw Johnson OG California (PA).... 58..... OL 27
Tom Compton OT South Dakota.... 58..... OL 28
Ben Jones C Georgia..... 56..... OL 29
Lucas Nix OG Pittsburgh.... 56..... OL 30
Philip Blake C Baylor.... 55..... OL 31
Brandon Washington OG/OT Miami (Fla.) 51 OL 32
David Molk C Michigan.... 51..... OL 33
Bryce Harris OT Fresno State.... 51..... OL 34
Andrew Datko OT Florida State.... 50..... OL 35
Levy Adcock OT Oklahoma State.... 49.....OL 36
Michael Brewster C Ohio State.... 49..... OL 37
Marcel Jones OT Nebraska.... 48..... OL 38
John Cullen OT Utah.... 46..... OL 39
Josh Oglesby OT Wisconsin....45..... OL 40
Desmond Wynn OG Rutgers.... 42..... OL 41
Matt McCants OT 9 UAB.... 39..... OL 42
A J Greene OT Auburn no longer wants to play 38 OL 43
Jeff Adams OT Columbia.... 36..... OL 44
Dustin Waldron OT Portland State.... 35..... OL 45
Mark Asper OG Oregon.... 34..... OL 46
Lamar Holmes OT Southern Mississi 34 OL 47
Johnnie Troutman OG Penn State 33 OL 48
Garth Gerhart C Arizona State.... 33..... OL 49
Mike Ryan OT Connecticut.... 32..... OL 50
Antoine McClain OG Clemson.... 32..... OL 51

This is a 7 round mock draft that would also include 2 free agents: Chris Myers, C and Brandon Carr, CB.

First round, pick 6 - Riley Reiff, OT, 6-6, 313 lbs. Experienced ZBS at Iowa.

Second round, pick 39 - Brandon Weeden, QB. This pick may be a reach for Weeden but the Skins need some one at QB that can start early on. Weeden rose to the occasion against Luck and Stanford.

Third round, pick 70 - Nick Toon, WR. Unless the Team can get an additional pick out of the first round, Toon may their best choice at 6-2 and 220 lbs.

Forth round, pick 109 - Omar Bolden, CB, 5-10 and 202 lbs and pick 130 - Audie Cole, ILB, 6-4 and 248 lbs.

Fifth round, 6th pick - R.J. Coleman, QB, 6-3 and 234lbs. Coleman would be groomed to be the backup QB and potentially the future starter.

Sixth round, 6th pick - Damien Jackson, FS, 6-2 and 210 lbs. Jackson is a taller safety that can matc h up with the WRs in the league.

Seventh round, 6th pick - Joe Looney, G, 6-3 and 320 lbs. "After starting 41 games during his four-year stint at Wake Forest, Looney finally fell victim to injury. (practice for the Senior Bowl.) He went down early in practice with a torn ligament in his foot."

These positions address the roster needs IMO.

The 2012 free agent OL with 3 to 5 years experience with 200 or more snaps (approximately a minimum of 1/5th of the 2011 seasons offensive plays). The number of games played and started are shown. The performance ratings shown in 2012 Free Agent Tracker | ProFootballFocus.com indicate that these are replacement quality or better players.

Abbreviations: G = games, GS = games started, Pos = position, Hgt = height, Wgt = weight. " Player link" connects to the NFL players' profiles which includes additional information such as other years for games and performance statististics.

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In the winning touchdown of the Broncos-Steelers game there was a profile of the kind of WR the Skins need to draft, i.e.,
Demaryius Thomas, WR, 6’3" 229, Drafted 1.22 in 2010 by DEN - Scouting Report http://www.fftoolbox.com/nfl_draft/profile_display.cfm?prospect_id=2415. This Thomas is mentioned because many of the HH fans so his play on the past Sunday.

2012 Wide Receiver Prospects - http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/college_big_board_rankings.html&position=wr

******player***************college******height**wgt**NFP***40 Yd***Scouts

******name**********************************************Grade***time***Inc. GR
01 Justin Blackmon WR, Oklahoma St....6-1.....215..7.5 C…. 4.54 … 94
02 Kendall Wright - WR, Baylor...............5-10...190..7.5 ….. 4.42 … 87
03 Michael Floyd -- WR, Notre Dame.....6-3.....224..7.0 C…. 4.54 … 91
04 Dwight Jones -- WR, North Carolina .6-4.....225..6.9 D…. 4.53 … 76
05 Alshon Jeffery --WR, South Carolina .6-4.....229..6.8 S J…4.56 … 89
06 Jarius Wright -- WR, Arkansas...........5-10...180..6.7 ….. 4.34 … 77
07 Joe Adams -----WR, Arkansas............5-11...190..6.4 ….. 4.38 … 60
08 Jeff Fuller -------WR, Texas A&M .......6-4.....220..6.4 ……4.52 … 66
09 Nick Toon ------ WR, Wisconsin ........6-3.....220..6.4 ……4.52 … 85
10 Marvin McNutt WR, Iowa..................6-4.....215..6.3 …… 4.52 … 57
11 Devon Wylie --- WR, Fresno State.... 5-9.....185..6.2 X ….4.38 … 30
12 T.Y. Hilton ------ WR, Florida Intern. ..5-10...183..6.2 ……4.48 … 58
13 Brian Quick ---- WR, Appalachian St.6-3.....215..6.1 ……4.63 … 78
14 Jermaine Kearse WR, Washington...6-2.....208..6.0 U … 4.50 … 61
15 DeVier Posey ---WR, Ohio State......6-2.....210..6.0 C U . 4.54 …65
16 B.J. Cunningham WR, Michigan St..6-2.....215..5.9 ……4.59 … NA
17 Marvin Jones --- WR, California.......6-3.....202..5.9 ……4.53 … NA
18 Lance Lewis ----WR, East Carolina..6-3.....209..5.9 ……4.50 … 44
19 Juron Criner ----WR, Arizona............6-4.....215..5.8 X C. 4.62 … 69
20 Ryan Broyles ---WR, Oklahoma ......5-10....188..5.8 X …. 4.52 … 64
21 Tommy Streeter WR, Miami .............6-5.....215..5.8 T.….4.49… 55
22 Jarrett Boykin WR, Virginia Tech......6-2.....218..5.8 ……4.64 … 54
23 A.J. Jenkins ---WR, Illinois...............6-0.....190..5.8 ……4.49 … 53
50 Wes Kemp --- WR, Missouri............6-4.....220..5.5 ……4.47 … NA
… Mohamed Sanu WR, Rutgers..........6-2.....215..NA …...4.57 … 84

Scouts Inc Grade – SIG as of 1/10/12
Forty yard times are estimates cbs-sports
National Football Post rankings - scouting reports are shown.
Reports are not consistent amongst all rating schemes.
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/NFP-Prospect-Grading-System.html
ESPN- Scouts Inc - http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/rankings?&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnfl%2fdraft%2frankings

The preseason games and game one of the regular season have been played.  The draft and free agency have occurred.

The Skins acquired a starter at RG in Chris Chester as well as a backup tackle in Sean Locklear.  Trent Williams has attempted to improve his offseason conditioning as well.  The Team also replaced Casey Rabach with Will Montgomery at center.  After the first three preseason games, there seemed to be a consensus that the run and pass blocking had improved over the 2010 season, but there were some questions about whether the improvements were real or not after the OL's forth game performance. 

After the first regular season game against the Giants there is another chance to evaluate the OL performance for individual players as well as the unit as a group. The running game against the Giants had one decent play of 22 yards and an average of 2.8 overall.  The Giants were missing two of their best DL which effected their performance  on both the running and passing game of the Skins.  The results were not good for the running game since there were defenders in the backfield which prohibited the stretch plays from developing.  The passing game did moderately well despite 4 sacks allowed (one of which resulted in a QB forced fumble) plus a number of QB hits and pressures.

On June 14, 2011, Carver posted up an article, Redskin Linemen According to Pro Football Focus - http://www.hogshaven.com/2011/6/14/2223375/redskins-linemen-according-to-profootballfocus.   That article and subsequent comments highlighted the OL situation from 2010 and addressed needs for 2011.  Only one OL was drafted in the seventh round, Maurice Hurt, and he is on the practice squad.  The Teams' top free agent target, Yanda, was resigned by the Ravens.  Chris Chester was signed and he started 9 games for the Ravens in 2010.  Carver's article and the comments can be accessed to help others in this preliminary review.

Redskins Fan Confidence is measured weekly and has been about 60% for some time although it has risen slightly. (Hog Haven home page on the left.)  I expect it to jump up some after free agency.   This may be delusional, but if the team looks good after the preseason games it may be more reason for optimism.

By comparison the Ravens' fan confidence is running about 15% higher than that of the Skins' fans.  In a way it seems like the Ravens' fans should be more confident than 75% unless they see nothing but winning the super bowl as a reason for 100%.  The Packers' fans are showing a rate of about 95% - http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/.

The Skins drafted a few defensive backs and it would not hurt for them to bring in some undrafted free agents for competition. Some of the players that were not drafted had better pre-draft measureables than those the Team drafted. The measureables for the drafted players are shown separately.

Deunta Williams, North Carolina, has listings at FS and CB, but was unable to perform predraft test due to surgery. Nevertheless he looks like a good prospect, had the best NFP grade of the UDFA listed, and was CBS Sports 6th ranked FS.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina safety Deunta Williams has had surgery to repair his broken right leg. UNC report

"The school said Thursday that Williams had his right fibula surgically repaired Wednesday at UNC Hospitals. Williams broke his leg in the first half of the Tar Heels' Music City Bowl victory over Tennessee. He was hurt with 5:32 left in the first quarter as he helped tackle tight end Luke Stocker at the end of an 8-yard reception. He finished his senior season with 49 tackles and three pass breakups." Joe Lefeged, Rutgers and David Sims, Iowa State, were the 7th and 12th rank SS prospects by CBS Sports. Also, Ryan Jones from Northwest Missouri State, had the highest vertical jump of 40 inches and the second highest NFP grade of the UDFA listed.

Abbreviations used in the tables:

BRep = bench press repetitions at 225 lbs. VJump = vertical jump. 20 Yd and 10Yd are subfractions of 40 yard times in seconds. NFLg= National Football League grade on draft tracker NFPg= National Football Post grade. PosR = CBS Sports position rank. SIG = Scouts Inc. grade. NA = not available. NK = not known. The asterisk (*) before a event results is from a Pro Day comparable to the combines, but may have different conditions effecting the comparative value to the same event as the combine.

1) Click on the player's names in the table to access further information on each player or 2) access National Football Post Rankings By Player for their scouting reports.

 

 

 

  

2011 UDFA Defensive Backs
Name	Pos	College	Ht.	Wt.	40Yd	BRep	VJump	20Yd	10Yd	BJump	Shuttle	Cone	NFLg	NFPg	PosR	SIG
Kendric Burney	CB	North Carolina	5-9	186	4.71	14	32 1/2	2.69	1.62	09'04"	*4.40	*6.91	6.3	5.5SC	28	68
Deunta Williams	CB/FS	North Carolina	6-2	205	4.53	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	4.8	6.5CX	6	73
Ryan Jones	CB	Northwest Missouri St	5-11	197	*4.46	*19	*40	*2.61	*1.61	*10'08"	*4.18	*6.84	NA	6.1D	25	NA
Devon Torrence	CB	Ohio St	6-0	199	*4.53	NA	33	2.67	1.63	09'03"	4.09	6.95	3.4	5.6DU	32	NA
Josh Gatlin	CB	North Dakota St	6-0	*196	*4.38	*8	*35 1/2	*2.55	*1.53	*09'10"	*4.25	*7.03	NA	5.7D	36	NA
Andrew McGee	CB	Oklahoma St	5-11	195	4.71	NA	34	2.66	1.61	09'09"	*4.34	*7.36	3.8	5.4	43	52
Joe Lefeged	SS	Rutgers	6-0	210	4.42	18	36 1/2	2.50	1.52	10'02"	4.13	6.82	3.3	5.7T	7	37
David Sims	SS	Iowa St	5-9	200	4.50	*26	37 1/2	2.53	1.54	*10'03"	4.28	*6.94	3.2	5.7CZ	12	NA

2011 Skins Defensive Back Draft Picks
Name	Pos	College	Ht.	Wt.	40Yd	BRep	VJump	20Yd	10Yd	BJump	Shuttle	Cone	NFLg	NFPg	PosR	SIG
Brandyn Thompson	CB	Boise State	5-9	189	4.50	13	33 1/2	2.56	1.57	09'06"	4.12	6.66	2.2	5.6	39	33
DeJon Gomes	CB/SS	Nebraska	6-0	208	4.50	13	31	2.58	1.58	09'02"	*4.20	*6.90	2.1	5.5	11	31

On February 12 an article, Potential 2011 Offensive Line Adjustments was posted. Now the 2011 NFL draft has taken place and the Redskins have added one offensive lineman to the Team.

Decisions await end of lockout for Redskins Rich Tandler (and some ofters having similar opinions) has said,

"Beef up the offensive line—Apparently, only once in 12 selections was the best player available in the draft an offensive lineman. While the Redskins offensive line last year was not nearly as bad as some would have you believe, especially in the last half of the year, it still needs improvement. The first issue is to either re-sign Jamaal Brown or find another starter at right tackle. It doesn’t appear that they are inclined to replace center Casey Rabach, who will turn 34 early in the season, but an eventual successor needs to be identified. Trent Williams, of course, is set at left tackle and Kory Lichtensteiger and Will Montgomery are adequate at guard. They could bring in some free agents to challenge Erik Cook, Selvish Capers, Artis Hicks, and Stephon Heyer for reserve and developmental spots.

It is likely to be at least partially true that the younger offensive linemen on the Redskins did improve their play during the 2010 season. Yet not all agree with Tandler's assessment that Lichtensteiger and Montgomery are adequate at guard. Also while Erik Cook must have shown enough progress to move from the practice squad to the active 53 man roster, he did not play in any of games that concluded the season. Some Redskin fans also are not sure that Jammal Brown has recovered that well from the surgery he had prior to his acquision. Many fans are of the opinion that three new starters are needed at the guard, center, and right tackle position. Free agency is viewed as an opportunity to get those starters. It is seen as pointless to acquire OL that would not be serious upgrades over the development players, i.e., Capers, Cook, or Fulton. Many fans would like to see Rabach and Heyers replaced on the active roster. There are a few that want the Team to go with a few UDFA offensive linemen, but to neglect acquiring any veterans from free agency.

There have been a few additions and some deletions from the Febuary 12th tables as well as the addition or changes in somes measures from pro day performances. Of note is that Cook showed a better ten yard split in his pro day which indicates that he may be fast enough for zone blocking. Derrick Dockery was cut from the roster as well. The 2011 draft pick, Maurice Hurt, IMO, does not seem to be fast enough for the ZBS. Logan Mankins and Ryan Kalil were potential targets, but their teams made them franchise players and they were eliminated from consideration. A few Hogs Haven fans have suggested some free agents. Willie Colon, OG, Hofstra, 6-3, 320, drafted in 2006 with pick #131 was one of the suggestions, however, he has no measureable data for the table. Another suggestion was Tyson Clabo, guard, Atlanta Falcons, but he is already 29 and would only be a stop gap action. The Team can sign free agents based on whatever is put in place by the NFL for the 2011 season. This is an unknow as of 5/9/11. The Skins' contracts for offensive linemen not including resigning of Jammal Brown and Stephon Heyer is approximately $27 million.

A table for undrafted offensive line prospects has been included. A few OLs not in the initial list have been added from the blog at JDC15's suggestion. When available the National Football Posts grades have been included for these players. Also the link to this grading scheme is included - (NFP Grading System). The UDFAs have been arrayed in their table by these grades. Mims has been included because he has arms that are nearly 37 inches long rather than due to his speed. There are other UDFA that have not been included. The Team can bring any number of these guys in for a try out.

Abbreviations used in the tables:

BRep = bench press repetitions at 225 lbs. VJump = vertical jump. 20 Yd and 10Yd are subfractions of 40 yard times in seconds. RD and Sel# = the round and section number overall in the draft. Year = the year drafted. ZBE = zone blocking experience. FF = fantasy football index. NA = not available. NK = not known. The asterisk (*) before a event results is from a Pro Day comparable to the combines, but may have different conditions effecting the comparative value to the same event as the combine. Since not all NFL combines have not been held at the same place, this reduces the comparability somewhat.

 

 

  

 

  

Redskin Offensive Linemen as well as Associated Combine and Draft Information
Name	Pos	College	Ht.	Wt.	Age	40Yd	BRep	VJump	20Yd	10Yd	BJump	Shuttle	Cone	RD	Sel#	Year	ZBE
Trent Williams	OT	Oklahoma	6-5	315	23	4.81	23	34 1/2	2.81	1.70	09'05"	4.63	7.64	Rd 1	#4	2010	KE
Xavier Fulton	OT	Illinois	6-4	302	24	5.01	27	31	2.87	1.68	09'03"	4.56	7.35	Rd 5	#155	2009	NK
Jammal Brown	OT	Oklahoma	6-6	316	30	5.06	31	31 1/2	2.98	1.76	09'01"	4.70	7.95	Rd 1	#13	2005	KE
Selvish Capers	OT	West Virginia	6-5	308	25	*5.08	*22	*31	2.81	1.74	*08'11"	*4.51	*7.44	Rd 7	#231	2010	KE
Will Montgomery	C/OG	Virginia Tech	6-3	312	28	5.12	35	29 1/2	2.94	1.71	08'08"	4.43	7.40	Rd 7	#234	2006	KE
Kory Lichtensteiger	C/OG	Bowling Green	6-2	298	26	5.25	23	29 1/2	2.98	1.75	08'08"	4.56	7.60	Rd 4	#108	2008	KE
Erik Cook	C/OG	New Mexico	6-6	318	23	*5.55	*22	*27 1/2	*3.16	*1.74	*08'04"	4.99	*7.93	Rd 7	#229	2010	KE
Clint Oldenburg	OT	Colorado State	6-5	300	27	5.25	NA	*30	*2.96	*1.77	*08'05"	*4.74	*8.19	Rd 5	#171	2007	KE
Stephon Heyer	OT/OG	Maryland	6-7	334	27	5.59	30	NA	3.31	1.71	07'10"	4.43	7.40	UDFA	---	2008	KE
Maurice Hurt	OG	Florida	6-3	318	NA	*5.39	*19	*29	*3.09	*1.93	*08'01"	*4.85	*8.13	Rd 7	#217	2011	NK
Mike Williams	OT	Texas	6-6	339	31	5.30	29	30	NA	NA	08'05"	NA	NA	Rd 1	#4	2002	KE
Casey Rabach	C	Wisconsin	6-4	292	33	5.23	19	34 1/2	3.03	1.80	08'05"	NA	NA	Rd 3	#92	2001	KE
Artis Hicks	OG/OT	Memphis	6-4	318	32	5.08	22	29 1/2	2.92	1.78	08'08"	4.64	7.85	UDFA	---	2002	KE

Potential Free Agent Linemen as well as Associated Combine and Draft Information
Name	Pos	College	Ht.	Wt.	Age	40Yd	BRep	VJump	20Yd	10Yd	BJump	Shuttle	Cone	RD	Sel#	Year	ZBE
Davin Joseph	OG	Oklahoma	6-3	311	27	5.09	24	32	3.01	1.74	09'03"	*4.73	7.68	Rd 1	#23	2006	KE
Daryn Colledge	OT/OG	Boise State	6-5	299	29	5.05	21	32 1/2	2.91	1.71	09'02"	4.60	7.46	Rd 2	#47	2006	KE
Chris Spencer	C	Mississippi	6-3	309	29	5.21	26	32	3.04	1.81	08'09"	4.61	8.07	Rd 1	#26	2005	KE
Chris Chester	C/OG	Oklahoma	6-4	303	28	4.83	27	31 1/2	2.85	1.68	08'10"	4.51	7.33	Rd 2	#56	2006	NK
Samson Satele	C	Hawaii	6-3	300	26	5.11	19	33	2.96	1.75	08'05"	4.29	7.47	Rd 2	#60	2007	KE
Marshal Yanda	OT/OG	Iowa	6-4	307	26	5.12	NA	*27	*2.88	*1.69	*08'05"	*4.58	*7.36	Rd 3	#86	2007	NK
Marcus McNeill	OT	Auburn	6-8	336	27	5.07	NA	31	2.99	1.76	08'02"	5.04	8.19	Rd 2	#50	2006	NK
Ryan Harris	OT	Notre Dame	6-5	305	26	5.09	22	25 1/2	2.96	1.75	08'04"	4.52	7.78	Rd 3	#70	2007	KE
Khalif Barnes	OT	Washington	6-6	305	28	4.92	26	35	2.92	1.77	08'10"	4.56	7.58	Rd 2	#52	2005	KE
Jason Spitz	OG/C	Louisville	6-4	313	27	5.40	25	28 1/2	3.12	1.82	08'06"	4.56	7.82	Rd 3	#75	2006	KE

 

Click on the player's names in the table to access further information on each player or access National Football Post Rankings By Player for their scouting reports. Not all players are listed at NFP.

A listing is not shown for all the undrafted OL , i.e, Carl Johnson

The NFL Draft Bible's table shows combine results as well as hand size and arm length for most OL.

 

 

  

UDFA Offensive Linemen
Name	Pos	College	Ht.	Wt.	40Yd	BRep	VJump	20Yd	10Yd	BJump	Shuttle	Cone	SIG	NFPR
Zack Hurd	OG	Connecticutt	6-7	316	5.28	*25	28	3.03	1.76	08'05"	4.77	7.73	56	5.7
Willie Smith	OT	East Carolina	6-5	316	5.40	*27	30 1/2	3.05	1.78	08'10"	4.83	*7.81	45	6.1
David Mims	OT	Virginia Union	6-8	*331	*5.32	*29	*26	*3.07	*1.90	*08'06"	*4.80	*8.10	45	6.1D
Eric Mensik	OT	Oklahoma	6-6	296	*5.08	*23	*26	*2.88	*1.75	*08'10"	*4.69	*7.66	NA	5.6D
Jarriel King	OT	South Carolina	6-5	317	5.03	23	30	2.94	1.77	09'06"	4.77	7.60	30	5.5XCM
Kevin Kowalski	C	Toledo	6-3	300	*5.04	NA	*28	*2.91	*1.70	*08'04"	*4.56	*7.15	30	5.5
Rob McGill	OT	Louisiana Tech	6-6	290	5.12	*15	*31	*2.81	*1.69	*09'00"	*4.63	*7.44	30	5.5T
Kristofer O'Dowd	C	USC	6-4	304	5.12	31	32 1/2	2.93	1.73	08'09"	4.59	7.67	34	5.7X
Brad Thorson	C/G/T	Kansas	6-4	*300	*5.15	*16	*28	*2.95	*1.79	*08'05"	*4.68	*7.32	NA	5.5P
Cameron Bradfield	OT	Grand Valley St	6-4	301	*4.81	*30	*28	*2.77	*1.72	*08'11"	*4.75	*7.43	30	5.4T
D.J. Jones	OT	Nebraska	6-5	310	*4.92	*19	*26	*2.86	*1.75	*08'02"	*4.83	*7.50	NA	5.4T
Randall Hunt	OG	Illinois	6-6	306	*5.30	*33	*25 1/2	*3.12	*1.79	*08'04½"	*4.81	*8.08	30	5.4T
J.C. Brignone	C	Mississippi St	6-1	309	*5.26	*28	*29	*3.03	*1.84	*07'10"	*4.65	*7.82	30	5.5Z
Zach Kendall	OG/C	Kansas State	6-2	305	*5.32	*28	*25	*3.05	*1.86	*08'05"	*5.03	*8.13	NA	NA

There are some UDFA offensive line prospects that have gained recognition. For instance, J.C. Brignone, C, Mississippi State. had a good showing in the East-West game. Eric Mensik, Oklahoma, in his first season as an offensive lineman, was selected first team OT in Big 12 by the coaches, plus he has zone blocking experience. Zach Kendall, OG, Kansas State, was a contributor to one of the better running offenses in the Big 12, and was selected to the Big second team OG. Of interest to the Redskins, D.J. Jones, a tackle from Nebraska, and Kristofer O'Dowd, C, USC have zone blocking experience.

This is the second version of the offensive linemen prospects since almost all of the OLs on the previous version (March 2011) were drafted. Consequently, this is a list of undrafted players.

Click on the player's names in the table to access further information on each player or access National Football Post Rankings By Player for their scouting reports. Not all players are listed at NFP.

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Mock of Redskins’ picks
http://www.mockingthedraft.com/2011/4/14/2080057/7-round-mock

I liked a lot of this guys picks, but thought the Skins could do better.

10 - WASHINGTON – trade down potentials
Steve0 has some good propositions for Redskins’ trade downs.
http://www.hogshaven.com/2011/4/15/2113084/how-the-redskins-can-trade-out-of-the-first-round#comments

The Skins could bypass the trade down route, but this isn’t the best approach whether it’s for Robert Quinn, Tyron Smith, Nick Fairley, or Julio Jones.  Yet it is a reach for other players in the first round with #10.
For instances Jake Locker  is ranked about #26.  Phil Taylor may be early 2nd round.

1st round Jake Locker, QB

The second round pick without a trade down does not get any easier. For instance, 2nd round potential picks Rodney Hudson,  Justin Houston, or Christian Ponder (In lieu of Jake Locker in the first.  Substitute Phil Taylor for Locker).

2nd round Rodney Hudson

Additional pick(s) with trade down(s):
2nd round
Justin Houston, OLB, Georgia
3rd round
Jerrell Powe, DT,    Mississippi; Jordan Todman, RB, Connecticut; Delone Carter, RB, Syracuse; or Jalil Brown, CB, Colorado

5th round
(pick 144) David Arkin, G, Missouri State or Brandon Fusco, C, Slippery Rock

(pick 155) Tori Gurley, WR, South Carolina or Roy Helu, RB,    Nebraska

6th Round
(pick 177) Chris Neild, NT, West Virginia or Martin Parker, DT, Richmond

7th round
 (pick 213) Aldrick Robinson, WR, SMU
 (pick 224) Jonathan Freeny, OLB, Rutgers
 (pick 253) Jarriel King, OT, South Carolina

 

 

   Description of the nose tackle position and responsibilities.

Also the Draft Tek's ranking of NTs for the 2011 draft are included with this link. Many of the players listed toward the bottom of the following table will be undrafted free agents. The Redskins should be able to find some NTs on this list.

Abbreviations: BRep=bench repetitions; VJump=vertical jump; 20Yd, 10Yd are time splits of the 40Yd (40 yard); BJump=broad jump; SIG=Scouts Inc grade; NFP=National Football Post ratingss. NA=not available; --= not performed; and *= Pro day results.

There are some anomalies in this list. For instances, Terrell McClain would seem more like the athletic ability (while short) of a 3-4 DE. Also reports on Frank Kearse seem contradictory: Kearse Impresses Scouts at A&M Pro Day. On the other hand, Scouts Inc. only gave him a grade of 20 which indicates on pro potential.

Not since 2007 has twelve NFL team scouts showed up at the Louis Crews Stadium on Monday for Alabama A&M's annual pro day. Most left impressed with Bulldog defensive tackle Frank Kearse. The 6-4, 315-pound prospect put up impressive numbers in front of representatives from the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Bucs, Houston Texans, St. Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons and Pittsburg Steelers.

Nose Tackle Possibilities in the 2011 Draft
Name	College	Ht.	Wt.	40Yd	BRep	VJump	20Yd	10Yd	BJump	Shuttle	Cone	SIG	NFP
Phil Taylor	Baylor	6-3	334	5.09	31	29 1/2	2.87	1.77	08'04"	4.77	7.75	88	6.6C
Terrell McClain	South Florida	6-2	297	*4.82	29	28	2.87	1.71	08'08"	4.56	7.48	83	5.4
Kenrick Ellis	Hampton	6-5	346	5.19	26	--	2.99	1.84	--	--	--	67	6.6C
Jerrell Powe	Mississippi	6-2	335	5.25	27	25	3.00	1.80	07'09"	5.06	8.17	56	6.0CM
Sione Fua	Stanford	6-2	308	5.28	30	24	2.86	1.77	08'05"	4.54	7.54	60	5.8
Ian Williams	Notre Dame	6-1	319	5.21	31	28 1/2	2.96	1.75	08'02"	4.78	--	57	5.7TX
Chris Neild	West Virginia	6-2	319	5.06	39	29	2.93	1.73	08'10"	4.46	7.56	40	5.4T
Anthony Gray	Southern Mississippi	6-0	*330	*5.18	*31	31 1/2	--	--	09'04"	4.61	7.93	30	5.7B
Ted Laurent	Mississippi	6-1	*304	*5.00	*29	*28	*2.94	*1.77	*09'00"	*4.76	*8.12	30	5.4
Xzavier Stewart	Illinois State	6-0	305	5.05	31	29 1/2	2.87	1.77	08'04"	4.77	7.75	30	6.6C
Dexter Larimore	Ohio State	6-1	*319	*5.11	*32	*29 1/2	2.87	1.77	08'04"	*4.57	*7.41	30	NA
Blaine Sumner	Colorado Mines	6-1	335	*5.35	*52	*32	*3.06	*1.82	*09'05"	*4.84	*7.57	NA	5.4T
Tim High	Louisville	6-2	318	*5.43	*18	*20 1/2	*3.15	*1.89	08'04"	*5.09	*8.00	NA	NA
Cornell Banks	Fresno State	6-2	323	*5.60	*20	*26	--	--	*07'03"	*4.89	*8.08	30	NA
Frank Kearse	Alabama A&M	6-4	315	*5.30	*22	*30	*3.05	*1.83	*07'03"	*4.66	*7.80	20	NA
Terron Sanders	Florida	6-1	312	5.20	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	30	NA
Ramsey Feagai	UNLV	6-2	350	5.58	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	NA	NA
Marcellis Williamson	Ohio	6-0	328	5.48	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	30	NA
Kelly Griffin	TCU	6-0	320	5.68	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	NA	NA
Terry Griffin	Elizabeth City State	6-1	348	5.64	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	NA	NA
Harold Ayodele	Emporia State	6-1	338	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	NA	NA

There are a few lower round offensive line prospects that have gained some recognition, yet are still ranked in the lower rounds of the draft. Some of the will end up being undrafted free agents. For instance, J.C. Brignone, C, Mississippi State. had a good showing in the East-West game. Eric Mensik, Oklahoma, in his first season as an offensive lineman, was selected first team OT in Big 12 by the coaches. Zach Kendall, OG, Kansas State, which had one of the better running offenses in the Big 12, was selected to the second team.

Click on the player's names in the table to access further information on each player or access National Football Post Rankings By Player for their scouting reports.

Zach Kendall's pro day is on 3/15 and Rob McGill 's pro day is on 3/17. The tables maybe updated if the information can be found.

Abbreviations used in the tables: BRep = bench press repetitions at 225 lbs. VJump = vertical jump. 20 Yd and 10Yd are subfractions of 40 yard times in seconds. NA = not available. The asterisk before a event results is from a Pro Day comparable to the combines, but may have different conditions effecting the comparative value to the same event as the combine.

There seems to be inconsistent grading in the below list. Schilling is not as fast as most of the other OLs in the 10 yard split yet he is graded higher by NFP. Three other OL on this list have higher Scouts inc. grades (SIG). His other skills apparently out weighed other abilities with NFP evaluators. (NFP Grading System).

Lower Round Draft Picks or UDFAs
Name	Pos	College	Ht.	Wt.	40Yd	BRep	VJump	20Yd	10Yd	BJump	Shuttle	Cone	PDR	SIG	NFPR
Derek Newton	OT	Arkansas State	6-5	311	5.00	24	25 1/2	2.87	1.72	08'04"	5.00	7.76	5	38	5.6B
Andrew Jackson	OG	Fresno State	6-5	299	5.27	25	28	3.03	1.72	08'02"	4.65	7.55	6-7	68	5.9
Mike Person	OG/OT	Montana State	6-5	299	5.07	21	28	2.84	1.74	09'00"	4.50	7.44	7-FA	30	5.5TD
Jarriel King	OT	South Carolina	6-5	317	5.03	23	30	2.94	1.77	09'06"	4.77	7.60	7	47	5.5XCM
Zach Williams	C/OG	Washington State	6-3	309	5.18	28	30	2.98	1.79	08'07"	4.62	7.54	7	30	5.4
Eric Mensik	OT	Oklahoma	6-6	296	*5.08	*23	*26	*2.88	*1.75	*08'10"	*4.69	*7.66	7-FA	NA	5.6D
Daniel Kilgore	OG	Appalachian State	6-3	308	5.28	23	32 1/2	3.00	1.75	08'09"	4.68	7.59	7-FA	31	5.5
Julian Vandervelde	OG	Iowa	6-2	301	5.12	23	31	2.94	1.68	08'08"	4.59	7.46	FA	49	5.54
Jason Kelce	C/G	Cincinnati	6-3	280	4.89	NA	30 1/2	2.83	1.70	09'02"	4.14	7.22	6	33	5.6B
Bryon Stingily	OT	Louisville	6-5	*313	*4.98	*25	*27 1/2	*2.88	*1.72	*09'02"	*4.48	*7.64	FA	NA	5.6D
Zach Kendall	OG/C	Kansas State	6-2	317	*4.96	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	FA	NA	NA
Rob McGill	OT	Louisiana Tech	6-6	310	*5.19	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	FA	30	5.5T
Kevin Kowalski	C	Toledo	6-3	300	*5.19	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	7-FA	30	5.5
J.C. Brignone	C	Mississippi State	6-1	304	*5.16	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	FA	30	5.5Z
Randall Hunt	OG	Illinois	6-6	318	*5.23	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	FA	30	5.4T
Stephen Schilling	OG	Michigan	6-4	308	5.18	30	25 1/2	2.96	1.80	08'02"	4.62	7.73	3-4	34	6.4

After the jump, detailed combine and draft information is presented for the current Redskins' offensive line and for potential 2011 free agent OL acquisitions.

The combine information gives some notion of a player's athleticism compared to others playing the same position. The 10 yard times are a better indication for linemen than longer distance times since it is more related to where their play takes place. For some of the younger Skins' players it is somewhat a measure of potential, i.e., Xavier Fulton, Selvish Capers, and Erik Cook, since they have not played in regular season games. The table for the Redskins' offensive linemen is sort of arrayed in descending athleticism order. While Jammal Brown is high on the list, it goes without saying that his abilities have done some declining with his injuries. Derrick Dockery never was one of the fastest players during his time in the NFL. Erik Cook's times suggest that he is not suited for zone blocking schemes although he had a successful college career, but at his position his profile is closer to Dockery's. Now Litch moves fairly well within the 10 yard range and had a decent 10 yard time of 1.75 seconds which was better than Logan Mankins. On the other hand, Capers and Fulton's times and jumping events suggest that they can fit well in ZBS and still have NFL possibilities.

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Should the Redskins use free agency extensively to upgrade their offensive line?

80%

Yes

300 votes

19%

No

72 votes

372 votes | Poll has closed

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NT
96 Ma'ake Kemoeatu
76 Anthony Bryant
73 Joe Joseph
69 Rashaad Duncan*
RDE
64 Kedric Golston* (Free Agent)
91 Vonnie Holliday
72 Darrion Scott
LDE
94 Adam Carriker
90 Jeremy Jarmon
93 Phillip Daniels*
RILB
52 Rocky McIntosh (Free Agent)
56 Perry Riley
LILB
59 London Fletcher
54 H.B. Blades (Restricted Free Agent)
51 Robert Henson*
ROLB
98 Brian Orakpo
95 Chris Wilson (Free Agent)
50 Rob Jackson
LOLB
97 Lorenzo Alexander
99 Andre Carter
* Not listed on Redskins’ depth chart

Possible Free Agency Replacements or Additions from teams playing 3-4 defensive schemes.
NT: Paul Soliai (27), Gabe Watson (27)
RDE: Wallace Gilberry (26), Marcus Thomas (25), Haloti Ngata (26), Marcus Spears (28)
LDE: Tony McDaniel (26), Alan Branch (26), Kevin Vickerson (28)
RILB: Paul Posluszny (26), Tavares Gooden (26), David Harris (27)
LILB: Keyaron Fox (29), Tracy White (30) (Not a position of need)
ROLB: Antwan Applewhite (25), Tamba Hali (27)
LOLB: Lamarr Woodley (26), Manny Lawson (26), Kamerion Wimbley (27 Not a 3-4 OLB)

How Belichick Wins With Spare Parts-

 

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/how-belichick-wins-with-spare-parts/

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2011 NFL Draft Order http://walterfootball.com/nfldraftorder2011.php

NFL Draft 2011 Traded Picks

http://www.draftinsiders.com/node/35

 

The pick for Justin Tyron has been described as conditional.  It seems to be between the respective front offices what the conditions of the trade were.  There are no clues when searching for Indianapolis or Washington at the above links.

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Tiller and Smuts were discussing whether or not any team had all 1st or 2nd round OL draft picks as starters.  There is at least one -- the 49ers.

Anthony Davis, 2010 Rd 1, 11th pick, 3rd OL

http://www.nfl.com/players/anthonydavis/profile?id=DAV12999  

Chilo Rachal, 2008 Rd 2, 39th pick, 9th OL

http://www.nfl.com/players/chilorachal/profile?id=RAC237924

David Baas, 2005 Rd 2, 23rd pick, 5th OL

 http://www.nfl.com/players/davidbaas/profile?id=BAA738296

Mike Iuapti, 2010 Rd 1, 17th pick, 4th OL

http://www.nfl.com/players/mikeiupati/profile?id=IUP059326

Joe Staley, 2007 Rd 1, 28th pick, 3rd OL

http://www.nfl.com/players/joestaley/profile?id=STA213196

Vernon Davis, 2006 Rd1, 6th pick

http://www.nfl.com/players/vernondavis/profile?id=DAV785142