Ranking the Redskins Talent by Position

The 2017 Redskins have some talent across the board. Just how much talent you ask...well, that may be in the eye of the beholder.

Below, I give you my "fairly simple" rating scale where 10 is the best and 1 is the worst. I have rated all the Redskins starters (and a few others who get starter reps). As an extra special treat, I have added in ( ) the potential to which I feel these players can get to, or in some cases, fall to. These ratings are a combination of this season to date, and future rojections, with past performance taken into consideration for veteran players.

Rating Scale:

10 - Elite player at their position (top 3)

9 - Perrennial All-Pro player

8 - Pro Bowl Caliber player

7 - Solid starter with Pro Bowl potential

6 - Above average starter

5 - Average starter

4 - Below average starter

3 - Average reserve

2 - Below average reserve

1 - Shouldn’t be on an NFL roster

Offense:

Kirk Cousins:  8 (+1)

Rob Kelley:  5 (+ or -1)

Chris Thompson:  7 (+1)

Terrelle Pryor Sr.:  7 (+1)

Josh Doctson:  5 (+3)

Jamison Crowder:  7 (+1)

Jordan Reed:  8 (+1)

Vernon Davis:  7 (0)

Trent Williams:  10

Shawn Lauvao:  5 (0 or -1)

Spencer Long:  7 (+1)

Brandon Scherff:  9 (+1)

Morgan Moses:  7 (+1)

Defense:

Ziggy Hood:  4 (0)

Matt Ioannidis:  7 (+1)

Jonathan Allen:  7 (+2)

Ryan Kerrigan:  8 (0)

Preston Smith:  7 (+1)

Ryan Anderson:  5 (+2)

Zach Brown:  8 (0)

Mason Foster:  6 (0)

Josh Norman:  10

Bashaud Breeland:  7 (+ or - 1)

Kendall Fuller:  6 (+2)

D.J. Swearinger:  7 (+1)

Montae Nicholson:  6 (+2)

Let us know if you agree or disagree with these ratings in the comments section.