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Best team fit: Washington Commanders
Reddick might be looking at a short-term deal after holding out to start the 2024 season before being traded to the Jets. But he has a history of making impact plays, with 59 sacks and 18 forced fumbles over his career. And before last season, he put together three straight campaigns with a pass rush win rate over 20%. Reddick would fill a need for the Commanders on the edge, and I like the fit as a schemed rusher in Dan Quinn’s defense.
Four of the top five offenses in the NFL in 2024 featured running backs drafted in the first or second round. Every single Pro Bowl runner in the NFC last season was a first-rounder. Every single one in the AFC was chosen in the second round. Saquon Barkley, the No. 2 overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, was the secret ingredient the Philadelphia Eagles needed to go from contender to champion.
[M]ost draft projections have Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson not only available at No. 29 but possibly when Washington picks in the second round.
Henderson has good size — 5-foot-10 and 212 pounds — together with blazing speed. He has been timed at 4.39 seconds in the 40-yard dash. More importantly, his strength and speed have been evident on the field against top-level college competition.
He had a dominant freshman year in 2021, rushing for better than 1,200 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also caught 27 passes and found the end zone four more times as a receiver.
Injuries slowed him down a bit over the next two seasons, though he remained productive. Henderson once again went over 1,000 yards on the ground and snagged 27 catches in his final college season. He averaged better than seven yards per carry in 2024.
[I]f a game-changer like Henderson is available in the second round, the Commanders should snap him up.
The Washington Commanders need reinforcements. Could recently released Sheldon Rankins and Dane Jackson be on their radar?
The Commanders have several areas that need reinforcement, including defensive tackle and cornerback. With recent releases across the league, two intriguing names have hit the open market defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins and cornerback Dane Jackson.
Rankins, a former first-round pick of the New Orleans Saints, was let go after just one season with the Cincinnati Bengals. He started seven games before landing on the non-football injury list, which cut his season short. His release frees up $9.6 million in cap space for the Bengals, making...
