**Ed Note – Links have been fixed**
We had a ton of updates these past few days, so here are links to all the draft coverage on The Redskin Report. Click through and leave your comments and opinions on all of the new players, trades or just your general draft thoughts.
2008 Washington Redskins Draft Picks
2nd Round – 33rd overall – Devin Thomas, WR Michigan State
2nd Round – 48th overall – Fred Davis, TE, USC
2nd Round – 51st overall – Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
3rd Round – 96th overall – Chris Rinehart, OL, Northern Iowa
5th Round – 124th overall – JT Tryon, CB, Arizona
6th Round – 168th overall – Durant Brooks, P, Georgia Tech
6th Round – 180th overall – Kareem Moore, S, Nicholls State
6th Round – 186th overall – Colt Brennan, QB, Hawaii
7th Round – 243rd overall – Rob Jackson, DE, Kansas State
7th Round – 249th overall – Christopher Horton, S, UCLA
Undrafted Free Agents
Reviews/Grades
Day One Review – Lee
Day One Review – Bill
Trades
Redskins Trade 1st Pick for two 2nd Rounders
Redskins Trade 4th Round Pick, Gain an Extra selection
Redskins Trade Down Again, Now Hold three picks in 6th
Thanks for popping in this weekend, we had record setting traffic at the site. I will have a final review/report on the draft up sometime tomorrow, and hopefully Bill will have time to pop in with his thoughts as well. Monday is your last chance to subscribe to the The Redskin Report to win a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate. (click the link for details)
Undrafted free agents haven’t been announced yet, the Skins are waiting for them to official sign on 1st. But JLC has the position breakdown: The Skins have agreed to terms with 13 undrafted free agents, Cerrato said, and the team will announce that after the players are officially signed – they agreed with 4 OL, 2 DL, 1 CB, 1 QB, 1 WR, 2 S, 2 LBs
The Washington Times blog tracked down one of them: Appalachian State guard Kerry Brown.
I’ll go ahead and put this here, and write the same basic information again when we get a full follow up:
The 4 OL are players with an actual chance of making the team; the Redskins would love to have another Stephen Heyer fall into their hands.
The 2 DL are players with an actual chance as well, but are more likely Practice Squad player.
The CB has a small chance of cracking the roster, but has a very good chance at making the Practice Squad if he shows some potential.
The QB is camp fodder; he’s playing for a possible Practice Squad spot, or the chance to shine enough that he ends up on someone else’s Practice Squad.
Ditto the WR; it’s very unlikely we’ll keep a WR on the Practice Squad, though, because of the large number of WR with actual roster experience and our draft picks.
The 2 S are playing (with the 2 S Picks) for at least one, and possibly two, spots. Neither of the picks are world beaters by any stretch, so these guys are seeing a true carrot; we’ll carry at least 4 S this season, perhaps 5 if one excels as a Special Teamer. We have >3< and 4 prospects.
The 2 LBs are playing for one possible Roster spot. It’s not a given, of course, but there’s a spot there. And we didn’t draft a LB, either.
All that said, a couple of these guys may not make it to Training Camp. But these guys really are playing, in some cases, for a real chance. That’s a long way from most UDFA’s prospects. And with 10 players in the draft, we’re seeing the first serious youth infusion into the team in years.