No. 6 — FS Jimmie Ward
The free safety position isn’t a major area of need for the Redskins, but depending on what they decide to do with Montae Nicholson, who has been decently productive, but has struggled with some off-the-field stuff in the past, it could become one of their biggest priorities. It wouldn’t come as a total shock to see Ron Rivera and the new coaching staff decide to start fresh at the position and look to sign a top-end safety.
If that’s what you’re searching for, look no further than Jimmie Ward, from the San Francisco 49ers. Throughout his career, Ward has moved all throughout the secondary, so he would easily contribute wherever the Redskins need him. However, adding a ball-hawk like Ward to the deep middle alongside Landon Collins would be potentially deadly. Ward may only have two interceptions in his career, but over the last couple of seasons, he’s allowed no more than a 58% completion percentage, and he had 60 tackles in 2019.
Top-end talent at the free safety position is often hard to come by, so it wouldn’t be crazy to think that Ward would find his way into a contract that offers eight digits per year. If the Redskins decide to move on from Nicholson, it couldn’t hurt to give Ward a look at the position.