NFL Draft Order: Redskins Currently Have the 6th Overall Pick

The 2014 season has been a lost cause for a while now, so posting the power rankings every Tuesday is not going to help anyone.  It's time to start looking towards next year's draft if you haven't already.  The college football season is winding down, all of the teams who have already been eliminated don't have much to look forward to at the moment.  You have already seen mock drafts popping up in the comments and in people's signatures.  Too soon? Maybe, but we've got a 1st round pick and we don't know who the pick will be for the first time since the 2011 draft.

Last year the Redskins ended the season at 3-13 which was the 2nd worst record in the NFL.  That pick of course went to the St. Louis Rams as the last payment for Robert Griffin III.  And because #SoRedskins, there are actually 5 teams who currently have a worse record than Washington right now.  That gives them the 6th overall pick, with not much chance to get the #1 pick this year.  Several teams in the top 5 play each other before the end of the year, so there is a possibility that the Redskins could move up a place or two, but that also means they would need to lose the final three games of the year.  Facing all three division rivals, and given the current state of the team, that's a very real possibility.

Odds to get the #1 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft via NumberFire

1. Jacksonville Jaguars - 33.84%
2. Oakland Raiders - 18.72%
3. Tampa Bay Bucs - 17.58%
4. Tennessee Titans - 17.02%
5. New York Jets - 11.82%
   
6. Washington Redskins - 1.02%

WR Amari Cooper, Alabama

The Redskins will be in the market for a new starting quarterback next year, and Jameis Winston could be on their radar. But adding Cooper to combine with DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon will give Jay Gruden the weapons to make any quarterback, including Colt McCoy, the resources to hang offensively with the Cowboys and Eagles.

DE-OLB Shane Ray, Missouri

Like the Jets, the Redskins need safety and offensive line help, but this still might be a bit high for that. Instead, the best way to help a beleaguered secondary might be to boost the pass rush with the fiery Ray, who can play down (in multiple techniques) or up with his great athleticism. Brian Orakpo's days might be over following his season-ending pectoral injury, and Ray might be a better finisher at the quarterback. This team also could use some of his raw emotion.

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S Landon Collins, Alabama
The Redskins could use offensive line help and safety. I'm not convinced Bruce Allen would draft a safety this high though. His track record is corners in the first round and safeties later on. Plus, the Redskins are getting good value with the top offensive lineman.

The Crimson Tide has been a talent factory for defensive backs for the NFL, and Collins is the program's 2015 model. He has 84 tackles with six passes broken up and three interceptions this year. Collins had monster games against Florida and West Virginia, but Ole Miss picked on him repeatedly and burned for two touchdowns. That outing versus the Rebels should have been worse as he was all but beaten for another long touchdown before the tight end dropped the pass. Collins (6-0, 215) is a physical strong safety who is good in the box and the short part of the field. He isn't a one-on-one pass-coverage safety.

In 2013, Collins recorded 70 tackles with four tackles for a loss, six passes broken up, one interception and two forced fumbles.

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OT, Andrus Peat, Stanford

The Redskins are passing on Shane Ray for a slightly inferior prospect, but they're set at outside linebacker. Also, they haven't been able to protect very well. It's highly disconcerting that third-round rookie Morgan Moses hasn't been able to find his way into the starting lineup despite the team's issues at right tackle. Moses finally started at San Francisco, and he was abysmal.

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OT Brandon Scherff, Iowa

The Redskins have struggled with inconsistencies and injuries on the offensive line, which have directly hurt the quarterback play, regardless of who is taking snaps. Scherff has played mostly tackle in college, but does have experience at guard and projects best there in the NFL (like Zack Martin a year ago). Regardless, he offers versatility and depth at both spots.

OLB Vic Beasley, Clemson

All is quiet these days in DC; nothing at all to see here. Oh-by-the-way, RGIII isn't starting. Wait...what? The 2012 Rookie of the Year, future of the franchise, has been benched for the third time in as many years? What a fall from grace, as a team with a young talented roster and a division title just two years ago is now quarterback-less, faceless, and nearly talentless. Dan Snyder is mashing the reset button into oblivion right about now. The rebuild has to start in the pass rush and offensive line. Here, the Redskins land the top pass-rusher in the draft to pair with Ryan Kerrigan

Current 2015 NFL Draft Order

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