The 5 O’Clock Club: Ranking the Redskins roster — a totally subjective listing of how feel about the players

The 5 o’clock club is published several times per week during the season, and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.

I’ve decided to rank the roster in order of which players I like best, down to the ones that I feel nothing for because I really know nothing about them. This is a “gut feeling” list — sort of how positively or negatively I react internally when I think about a player or hear his name.

1. Matt Ioannidis
2. Tress Way
3. Vernon Davis
4. Adrian Peterson
5. Chris Thompson
6. Ryan Kerrigan
7. Quinton Dunbar
8. Terry McLaurin
9. Jonathan Allen
10. Jimmy F’n Moreland
11. Dustin Hopkins
12. Chase Roullier
13. Trent Williams
14. Cole Holcomb
15. Steven Sims
16. Kelvin Harmon
17. Daron Payne
18. Nick Sundberg
19. Montez Sweat
20. Deshazor Everett
21. Jeremy Reaves
22. Derrius Guice
23. Jon Bostic
24. Brandon Scherff
25. Ereck Flowers
26. Landon Collins
27. Jeremy Sprinkle
28. Tim Settle
29. Montae Nicholson
30. Ryan Anderson
31. Morgan Moses
32. Paul Richardson
33. Donald Penn
34. Dwayne Haskins
35. Case Keenum
36. Trey “the Mighty” Quinn
37. Josh Harvey-Clemons
38. Shaun Dion Hamilton
39. Wendell Smallwood
40. Mike Burton
41. Wes Martin
42. Hale Hentges
43. Fabian Moreau
44. Noah Spence
45. Troy Apke
46. Colt McCoy
47. Ross Pierschbacher
48. Geron Christian
49. Josh Norman
50. Tony Bergstrom
51. Aaron Colvin
52. Treyvon Hester
53. Tanner Vallejo
54. Thomas Simeon

• I would say I’m enthusiastic about the top 21.
• I know nothing, really, about the last four on the list.
• From 22 to 50, I have mixed feelings.

My favorite player on the field is Matt Iaonnidis, with Adrian Peterson and Terry McLaurin taking a close second & third position. A year ago, Trent Williams would have been where Terry McLaurin is now.

My favorite player off the field is Ryan Kerrigan, with Vernon Davis and Tress Way taking second & third positions.

The player whose on-field performance bothers me the most is Tony Bergstrom, with Josh Norman running second in a neck and neck race.

When it comes to my least favorite player off the field, it’s no contest; I have always hated listening to Josh Norman with a microphone in front of him. He just grates. on. my. nerves. I also have to say, I haven’t liked what I’ve seen from Dwayne Haskins when I’ve heard him speak. He seems so low energy, unmotivated, and uninspired. I always feel myself slipping into a depression whenever i hear him speak. I just don’t feel any positive connection to the young man at all, so far. I’m still rooting for him to succeed, however.

I’d love to hear about your favorite player (and maybe your least favorite) in the comments section.