2014 draft prospects Early edition

There's been talk about us taking a RB, Charles Sims or Marion Grice watched Utube on the both of them tough decision like Grice a little bit more than Sims but he has an injury background.


This is why trading down makes sense. If a great player at a position of need is available at #34, take him, otherwise trade down. There are plenty of good players in the 4th round, and later.

I like Sims a little more than Grice. Sims is rated as a 4th round pick, and Grice a 7th round pick.

Any takers on CB Aaron Colvin from Oklahoma and what round? He tore his ACL in Senior Bowl practice. He didn't tear his MCL, which apparently makes a big difference.

There was at least one draft analyst that projected him to go late 1st round before injury. Would it make sense to take a chance on him if the Redskins don't draft a CB in 2nd or 3rd Round assuming he'd sit most or all of 2014 season?

2nd: Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
3rd: Shayne Skov, ILB, Stanford
4th: Ed Reynolds, FS, Stanford
5th: De'Anthony Thomas, RB/WR/KR, Oregon
6th: Colt Lyerla, TE, Oregon
7th: Pat O'Donnell, P/KOs, Miami

2nd: Jason Verrett, CB, TCU

3rd: Shayne Skov, ILB, Stanford

4th: Ed Reynolds, FS, Stanford

5th: De'Anthony Thomas, RB/WR/KR, Oregon

6th: Colt Lyerla, TE, Oregon

7th: Pat O'Donnell, P/KOs, Miami


Wow not a single o-lineman? Dont get me wrong, I like all those players but we need 2 starters and probably another for good measure up front.

Wow not a single o-lineman? Dont get me wrong, I like all those players but we need 2 starters and probably another for good measure up front.

Yeah, but Verrett, Skov, Reynolds, and O'Donnell could all start right away. Lyerla could be a beast early if he would stay out of trouble, and Thomas would be a great addition to our offense, as well as the KR if Andre Roberts isn't it. If we managed to have this type of draft, I would s*** myself every time I thought of it until the season started.

RT is the biggest need along the O-line, but after the RTs rated as 2nd rounders(Moses, Kouandijo, Fleming, James, etc.), there's a big drop-off in talent, IMO. If Verrett is available at #34, he'll almost certainly be the best player available, so I'd take him there. In the 3rd, barring a fall of one of the previously mentioned RTs, Skov would also likely be better than any RT left, as well as the best player available. Ditto for Reynolds in the 4th. If we drafted 3 immediate starters in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, I wouldn't care at all if one of those wasn't an OL.

I'll be happy if we take an OL high, but I don't want to reach. I'm hoping that Leribeus at RG and either Compton or Polumbus at RT take a big enough step forward to claim the starting jobs without question. A lineup of Williams at LT, Lavuao at LG, Lichtensteiger at C, Leribeus at RG, and Compton at RT would make me quite optimistic. Like I said though, I'd be happy with an OL high.

Yeah, but Verrett, Skov, Reynolds, and O'Donnell could all start right away. Lyerla could be a beast early if he would stay out of trouble, and Thomas would be a great addition to our offense, as well as the KR if Andre Roberts isn't it. If we managed to have this type of draft, I would s*** myself every time I thought of it until the season started.

RT is the biggest need along the O-line, but after the RTs rated as 2nd rounders(Moses, Kouandijo, Fleming, James, etc.), there's a big drop-off in talent, IMO. If Verrett is available at #34, he'll almost certainly be the best player available, so I'd take him there. In the 3rd, barring a fall of one of the previously mentioned RTs, Skov would also likely be better than any RT left, as well as the best player available. Ditto for Reynolds in the 4th. If we drafted 3 immediate starters in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, I wouldn't care at all if one of those wasn't an OL.

I'll be happy if we take an OL high, but I don't want to reach. I'm hoping that Leribeus at RG and either Compton or Polumbus at RT take a big enough step forward to claim the starting jobs without question. A lineup of Williams at LT, Lavuao at LG, Lichtensteiger at C, Leribeus at RG, and Compton at RT would make me quite optimistic. Like I said though, I'd be happy with an OL high.

So you are projecting four immediate starters and helpful contributions by other rookies from one draft which lacks a first-round pick?

2nd: Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
3rd: Shayne Skov, ILB, Stanford
4th: Ed Reynolds, FS, Stanford
5th: De'Anthony Thomas, RB/WR/KR, Oregon
6th: Colt Lyerla, TE, Oregon
7th: Pat O'Donnell, P/KOs, Miami

This doesn't look right. Not a single SMU player?!?!?!

Yeah, but Verrett, Skov, Reynolds, and O'Donnell could all start right away. Lyerla could be a beast early if he would stay out of trouble, and Thomas would be a great addition to our offense, as well as the KR if Andre Roberts isn't it. If we managed to have this type of draft, I would s*** myself every time I thought of it until the season started.


I'll be happy if we take an OL high, but I don't want to reach. I'm hoping that Leribeus at RG and either Compton or Polumbus at RT take a big enough step forward to claim the starting jobs without question. A lineup of Williams at LT, Lavuao at LG, Lichtensteiger at C, Leribeus at RG, and Compton at RT would make me quite optimistic. Like I said though, I'd be happy with an OL high.


Verrett is not going to beat out D Hall and Amerson. He could be very good in time, but there are several vets ahead of him now. Skov a starter ? Reynolds would probably play a lot, and could start by mid-season.

Lyerla has a drug problem... no thanks

Counting on 2 inexperienced players on the O line, is very risky.

My dream draft scenario would be to deal Kirk for a 2nd rounder, trading out off the 34th spot to pick up an additional 3rd & 4th, and end with (2) 2nd, (2) 3rd, (2) 4th, (1) 5th, (1) 6th & (1) 7th...we could add more depth to the roster. I believe the fact we have the 34th pick a lot of 1st round talent will drop into the 2nd based on the possibility teams will make trades to get the QB's & WR's.

So you are projecting four immediate starters and helpful contributions by other rookies from one draft which lacks a first-round pick?

Hey, I'm a Skins fan. We're delusional. :Smoker:

On a serious note, I would expect only Verrett and O'Donnell to start. Verrett is an elite talent, so it would be idiotic to not start him in the slot over Porter. And O'Donnell, being a punter, would also likely start.

I wouldn't expect Shayne Skov to start, but I would expect him to be in the mix at ILB. Same for Reynolds at FS; Clark is really the only FS we have and he's 34(35 now?). Surely Ed Reynolds, being the great tackler that he is, could contribute early. Colt Lyerla does have off-field issues, but he's a great receiving TE. If he stayed out of trouble, I'm 100% sure Gruden would find a way to get him and Reed on the field at the same time, even early in the season. De'Anthony Thomas would surely find the field some way as well.