Day One Assets
- DE Chase Young
- RB Antonio Gibson
I think the biggest shock here is that Chase Young isn’t alone on this list. But the addition of Antonio Gibson to the backfield has a chance to be key in Washington going forward. Let’s start with him.
Just by watching Gibson’s highlights from college, you can tell that he has something special. Not only is it his noted ability to catch passes out of the backfield and act as a receiver on some plays, but what impresses me even more than that is his drive every single play, and the difficulty with which defenders have taking him to the ground. If you were to open any highlight reel from Memphis in 2019, I guarantee you there’s at least a handful of plays where Gibson gets wrapped up, but somehow finds a way out of it, breaking a long run for a score. He won’t be listed as the starter, of course, but you know that OC Scott Turner is juiced at the addition of Gibson, and he’s already worked up a package specific for him.
Chase, on the other hand, well…what needs to be said? He is one of the most dominant college players we’ve seen come out of the draft in years, and his size and speed projects perfectly for the NFL. From jump street, Young will pencil in as the starting defensive end, one of the most important positions on the field, and he will likely excel greatly, working to make everyone around him better as well. Obviously Young is going to have the most impact on the Redskins in 2020 — he is the best player that has been drafted in Washington in a decade, if not more.
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