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Survey results!!
In this week’s Reacts survey, we asked which of Washington’s drafted rookies was most likely to out-perform expectations as a rookie. Answering that questions requires respondents to both decide what the expectations are for each player and then project actual performance.
The results are, perhaps, slightly surprising.
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Second-round draft pick, CB Trey Amos, got the most votes in the survey. More than one-third of all survey respondents expect him to out-produce his draft position (61st overall pick in the 2025 draft).
Given that the expectations for a second-round pick are so much higher than those for Day 3 picks, this seems to say a lot about what Hogs Haven readers think of Trey Amos. Here’s a taste of the commentary about the young cornerback from the comments section of the survey article:
At least one comment here that suggests that Amos could end up as an All Pro may be projecting a bit beyond the scope of the question in the survey which aimed to focus on rookie-year performance, but then, we’ve never suggested that these are scientifically valid surveys. Personally, I’m thrilled to see the enthusiasm for Trey Amos that this survey and these comments demonstrate.
But Amos wasn’t the only rookie to get love in this survey. In fact, all 5 players garnered votes, but 4th-round wide receiver Jaylin Lane and 7th-round running back Bill Croskey-Merritt received 30% and 27% of votes, respectively.
Both players seem to have a good shot at making the final roster, though Lane seems more of a certainty than Croskey-Merritt, who will have to either elbow his way into a 3-man RB room or be the beneficiary of an expanded 4-man group.
Both players appear to add speed and explosiveness to the offense, and Lane appears to have the inside track to earn the job of primary punt returner.
All five players have already begun their professional careers by attending rookie minicamp and all three phases of the voluntary organized team activities (OTAs).
One player who started his Commanders career last season but who has NOT re-joined team activities yet this offseason is cornerback Marshon Lattimore.
In our second survey question this week, we asked about readers’ level of concern that Marshon Lattimore hadn’t attended the voluntary OTAs. Based on both survey results and comments, I’d say that the level of concern varied widely, but that, overall, there’s a simmering level of mild unease at his absence.
Fans are used to the annual discussion about absences from OTAs and are well-versed in the key arguments. OTAs are voluntary but every coach and most fans would love to see 100% attendance. Veterans often get a ‘pass’ on the basis that they may have their own established offseason routines that work for them, but fans tend to be more forgiving of players who have recently been healthy and performed at a high level, and less forgiving of...
