List of Redskins 2011 Draft Class Players

by Kevin Ewoldt on May 2, 2011 9:15 AM EDT in Redskins 2011 Draft

Round	Name	School	Position	Size/40
1 (16)	Ryan Kerrigan	Purdue	DE/OLB	6/4-267/4.67
2 (41)	Jarvis Jenkins	Clemson	DE	6'4-310/5.03
3 (79)	Leonard Hankerson	Miami	WR	6'2-209/4.40
4 (105)	Roy Helu	Nebraska	RB	6'0-219/4.40
5 (146)	DeJon Gomes	Nebraska	SS	6'0-208/4.50
5 (155)	Niles Paul	Nebraska	WR/KR	6'1-224/4.45
6 (177)	Evan Royster	PSU	RB	6'0-212/4.65
6 (178)	Aldrick Robinson	SMU	WR	5'10-184/4.35
7 (213)	Brandyn Thompson	Boise St	DB	5'9-189/4.47
7 (217)	Maurice Hurt	Florida	Guard	6'3-318/5.39
7 (224)	Markus White	FSU	LB	6'4-266/4.86
7 (253)	Chris Neild	West Virginia	DT	6'2-319/5.11

A few things stand out:

- Only one offensive lineman drafted. That's downright scary. We have to assume Shanahan already has free agents in mind because it'd be criminal to leave the OLine in the state it's in now. (Ryan Harris)

- 3 straight draft picks from Nebraska. I only watched one Cornhuskers game all year, so I can't bring much to the table here. Here's a link to Roy Helu Jr.'s highlight reel. The kid can certainly juke. Niles Paul's highlight reel is spectacular...if you like DeSean Jackson-esque football.

- 3 Wide Receivers. That makes me happy. Hopefully drafting a U pass-catcher will help Tana want to come back that much more (for likely less $).

- Two defensive linemen with the first two picks. When was the last time that happened in DC? The answer: 1984. (Bob Slater and Steve Hamilton)

- While all these picks look good, realistically half of these guys will make the team. Any early guess who DOES make it from the later picks?

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Hmmm...

I think Robinson, Thompson, Paul, and Neild make it from rounds 5-7. For the life of me, I can’t figure out the Gomes or Royster picks.

by AinAkron on May 2, 2011 9:29 AM EDT reply actions

I was harping on no safeties early. But...

Doughty is a free agent
Kareem Moore just isn’t very good IMO
Chris Horton? I feel like he hasn’t played since his rookie year.

It makes sense to develop good depth at the position.

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by Parks Smith on May 2, 2011 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions

7 make the team and p squad for a couple more

I think it’s clear the top 4 or five will make the team and possibly 7 or 8. It’s a given that a couple will likely make the p squad.

by 88wasredskins on May 2, 2011 9:33 AM EDT reply actions

I think...

Neild and Paul make the team, If they bring in Williams from ND for a look then we will have to see about Neild. Gomes has a good shot we need DB’s and he can play nickel at all and bring safety depth, he has a good shot. Royster has a good shot if we carry 4 backs, good pass pro and good hands. I am not sure if we can say that about any other back.

by MagicHat on May 2, 2011 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

If the Team brings in Ian Williams it will add NT depth. Bryant may be the player on the cut list. It would also mean that

Jenkins is more likely to be RDE. The other Nebraska DB, Hagg, was the free safety. Gomes was slightly faster of the two, but his verticle jump was about 3 inches less.

There were other higher rated DB still undrafted when Gomes was picked, i.e., Ahmad Black, SS (who had better measurables in speed and jumps than Gomes); Richard Sherman (38" vertical jump and about the same speed as Gomes);
Chykie Brown (better vertical and slightly slower than Gomes); Byron Maxwell (better vertical and speed than Gomes); Chris Rucker; and Justin Rogers. The alternative picks were generally taller or had better vertical jumps than Gomes.

by Jefferson1935 on May 2, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

The Oline is kind of scary.

But I also feel like we grossly over-hyped some of the later round offensive line prospects (Kirkpatrick, Bartholomew, etc.)… After the 3rd round I think you are just adding similar lineman to what we already had, it would of been nice to grab Wiz or Hudson in the 2nd but I guess it just didn’t happen the way they wanted it to.

At least 7 of these guys will make the 53 man. Training camp is going to be a lot of fun with this youth, there are going to be serious battles at pretty much every position except tight end.

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by Parks Smith on May 2, 2011 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

You don't think Sleepy can give Captain Chaos

some serious competition at TE?

by HogHunter on May 2, 2011 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Maybe, who knows.

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by Parks Smith on May 2, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm going bold prediction here

And I say that 11 guys make the team with the lone miss being the G from Florida

WR: Right now only Armstrong was a lock to make it, and even with Moss back that means at least 3 spots were open. I’ve never been an Austin fan, and with the new Kickoff rules the value of Banks did decrease some. Paul and Robinson can both return kicks as well as run routes. I think all 3 make it.

OLB: We only really have Orakpo, Jackson and LoAx on the roster as Carter and Wilson are gone, Kerrigan is the obvious starter, but I really like White’s upside, and I think they will look to keep him. Jackson is no sure thing (no allegiance from the current regime) and Alexander might just become like a hybrid LB playing both inside and outside.

RB: We very well could decide to keep 4 backs, and I think Helu will end up with the most carries of the group. Royster is 50-50 whether to keep, but i could see Shanny finding a way to keep him as well.

DL: Jenkins will obviously make the roster, and could very well start day one. And Nield only has to beat out Kemo and Bryant for playing time, and I firmly believe a roster spot is his to lose.

DB: I wasn’t a huge fan of the Gomes pick that early, but he’s the type of guy that can back up any position in the secondary. Thompson I thought was an intriguing late corner as well. Also remember the only sure things we have in our secondary are basically Landry, Atogwe, Hall and Barnes. Rogers, Buch. and Doughty are FA’s and the rest are either Horton/Moore who have been pretty bad or basically other UDFA’s over the years. None of whom ever established themselves.

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by Steve Shoup on May 2, 2011 10:03 AM EDT reply actions

I agree with all of this. WR is a log jam right now.

Hurt, White, and Royster are the guys that I’m kind of on the fence about making the team. But this will certainly change a lot once these guys are on the practice field.

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by Parks Smith on May 2, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions

I like it....

I hope we get Rogers and Buch back on the roster, I am Ok with Gomes if he shows he can play. Not impressed with Thompson. Maybe Hurt gets on the practice squad, I hope so, because if he is on the active roster that means we might be in real trouble. Almost funny that lynchpin to success on D might lie in the second to last pick in the draft. No personal offense to the guy but I am more than ready for Kemo to be on his way. If Neild steps up, and Bryant plays like he did at the end of last year and Jenkins rolls over in nickel situations we just got real strong in the middle, we just might see Orapko and Fletcher as pro-bowlers.

by MagicHat on May 2, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Rodgers yes

Buch, no. I’ll take Barnes as my nickle, and the young kid Gomes as a 4th CB.

I got Tiger Blood running through my veins!

by Tiller56 on May 2, 2011 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

No to both ...

I think we could probably count Rodgers’ int’s for his career on one hand! Yeah, he can break up a pass, but when it’s right in your hands, or chest, you’re supposed to catch it! Rodgers can’t catch a cold! He has to go! And I never, (underline) never liked Buchanan! He’s here for a paycheck!

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by Rebel2650 on May 2, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I know, Rogers can't catch a fuckin cold....

but he is a top notch cover guy, great coverage on 3rd down is almost the same as a turnover. DHall can make interceptions, but he also gives up points and extends drives. Rogers is a solid corner and I would be happy to have him back.

by MagicHat on May 2, 2011 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I know...

I got mixed feelings on Buch, he made few key plays at the end of the season, and we are pretty naked over there at the moment.

by MagicHat on May 2, 2011 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions

There were tweeners at OLB/DE that could have been picked in rounds 6 and 7 that had better grades than some of the picks.

by Jefferson1935 on May 2, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

The UFL draft is today and they can target players drafted in the NFL.

It will be interesting to see if some of these 6th or 7th round players will bolt for an immediate pay check in the UFL with the lockout still going on in the NFL.

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by Parks Smith on May 2, 2011 10:04 AM EDT reply actions

that is an interesting concern,

not to mention the effect on the UDFA situation, even possibly unsigned FA’s.

by MagicHat on May 2, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions

You guys convinced me - good draft

most will make the team or P.S. Really like Kerrigan and Hankerson. Helu and Jenkins should play a lot, and several others should be somewhere. Main gripe would be what they didn’t do, but the game is not over – I hope. A sort of “glass half full or half empty” situation.

by Donnio1234 on May 2, 2011 10:32 AM EDT reply actions

Jenkins only had 17 bench presses? Seems really low.

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by Kevin Ewoldt on May 2, 2011 11:06 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, that sucks

I can do 6 more than him and I’m 220

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by Tiller56 on May 2, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Dam

Impressive.

My give a damn broke.

by davesomethin on May 2, 2011 1:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I think the WRs we drafted all had the same or more reps

by mdm1185 on May 2, 2011 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions

only one OL is a major concern

by aFan4Life on May 2, 2011 11:40 AM EDT reply actions

While I liked what the Skins did in the draft ...

I’m a little concerned with the lack of interest in picking an exceptional O-lineman with the 41st pick overall! Believe me, I like J. Jenkins a lot, but I think a G/C or a T in the mix would have at least given us another piece to our puzzle which is, “When the Hell are we going to take protecting our QB seriously?!” No offense to our 217th pick out of Florida, but I don’t see him making the team. Maybe the practice squad, but a regular fixture at either G position, I just don’t see! He doesn’t have the mechanics, or the mean streak, and he’s on the ground too much! It’s hard to do much blocking from your stomach … Or your backside!
And nobody seems to think much about Aldrick Robinson, the WR out of SMU. He had what, 1,300 yards, and 14 TDs last season?! And SMU wasn’t a great team either, but Robinson played his part in helping the Mustangs roll for a few wins! When was the last time the Skins had a WR who ran a 4.37 forty?! I think “Tana Man” only had a 4.41 as his best time ever!
Kerrigan was a great 1st rounder. The Skins now have two “Beasts” as pass rushers! That has to help our Defense greatly!
Roy Helu fits everything Shanahan covets in a RB. One step cut-and-go style (much like Terrell Davis), with nice speed and decent vision. The big question is, can he absorb many NFL highlight hits? Cause he’s going to receive his share if Torain can’t haul the load!
Evan Royster is a guy I like, because he holds all the Penn State rushing records. In that conference, you’ve got to be, if nothing else, durable! But don’t ask him to block pass rushers right now, because he sucks at that! And his receiving skills need to improve greatly! But I think he could fit in nicely with the Shanahan system.
Speaking of which … I really have to applaud the War Room for their being true to the board, and not wasting that 1st round pick on Gabbert when he showed up at #10. Like Shanahan and Allen, I liked Gabbert, but not for this system! He has a ton of skills, but they’re useless in Shanahan’s system … Truly! And I think that’s why Donovan is in the doghouse with the Shanahans’ offensive scheme. He didn’t do well in Philly his first year either, but once he found his comfort zone, well … We all know that’s why he’s here now!
Sorry all … I was rambling about what I dreamed would be!
Overall I’d give the Skins a B+ – A- on the 2011 Draft. All the other guys who weren’t mentioned here, aren’t overlooked, just not a lot of info on them, and I want to be fair with my assessment of them. Except for Hankerson. Good speed, tough kid, pretty good hands, but he tends to drop some very catchable balls. Something he’ll need to work on whenever training camp opens! But overall, a good pick I think!