This year, the Washington Redskins had a few different breakout players, with Terry McLaurin easily commanding the spotlight.
Who might be next in 2020?
Ask Ben Linsey at Pro Football Focus, running back Derrius Guice and linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton might ascend in 2020.
Guice doesn’t need much of an explanation — he’s looked borderline elite when he’s been able to stay healthy.
The explanation for Dion Hamilton is notable though:
“This offseason, we wrote that Hamilton was in a position to break out in the wake of Reuben Foster’s knee injury. In a part-time role, he did play well, earning a 74.9 overall grade on 387 defensive snaps. Most importantly, he was excellent in coverage. Hamilton’s 89.7 coverage grade this season ranked second among all qualifying linebackers, sandwiched between Lavonte David and the recently retired Luke Kuechly for the best marks in the NFL. It’s an area of his game that was a strength coming out of Alabama, and it has flashed at the NFL level.”
And few who watched the Redskins this year would disagree with the notion Dion Hamilton has had the look of a breakout star since joining the team.
While Dion Hamilton has a muddy depth chart in front of him thanks to guys like Cole Holcomb and the perhaps-returning Reuben Foster, his talent speaks for itself.
Getting everyone enough playing time at any position is a good problem to have and thanks to what seems like a continuing upward trend for Dion Hamilton, the Redskins have that going on at linebacker.
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