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#13 - WR Jahan Dotson Jahan Dotson got crushed more than anyone by moron OC last year. His yards per game was down to 30.5 from 43.6 as a rookie. His TDs were down from 7 to 4. The only thing up were his targets and receptions, but the routes he was running were so much shorter than the year before he wasn't getting as much production out of them. He also seemed to have a lot of key drops that killed some drives. Terry McLaurin was highly critical of how the offense was utilizing the WRs so I don't put a lot of blame on Dotson. When you're pulling all the WRs back for short routes that brings the whole defense up and crunches the space, leaving little room for passing lanes and letting WRs get nailed by the defense. His rookie year he had some insane TD grabs and most people were projecting him to have a breakout year. I think a rebound season could be on the way. He's still a very talented player and we saw flashes as a rookie. I think a season with around 750-800 yards with 6-8 Tds is on the way.

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Again this is a projection for the 2024 season only. Hard to project a rookie will outplay him but its possible.

I mean I'm projecting him as our #1 CB this year. There isn't going to be any more CBs on the list.

I liked your writeup on Washington but my only criticism would be that Sinnott was actually listed as a FB/TE hybrid in college because he had a lot of blocking responsibilities. Chris Cooley did a whole breakdown on him and talked about him being like an old school Joe Gibbs H Back player which is a hybrid FB/TE position. I think Sinnott's blocking is quite good.

#14 - CB Michael Davis We have so many new players that I had to project a lot on these rankings because we don't exactly know who will be starting or getting certain snap counts. I'm taking a big swing with this one. I think Michael Davis is going to start for us, and possibly be our #1 CB this year. Dan Quinn's system prefers tall, strong press man CBs that can disrupt at the line of scrimmage then knock down passes with their length on the boundaries of the field. Michael Davis is 6'2" and runs a 4.37 in the 40. He has looked great at times for the Chargers, and at other times he has struggled mightily. My belief is that is because he's been playing in a 4 Quarters Zone system for the Chargers while his strengths are in press man coverage. I think the front office knows this about him which is why he is here. Think about how bad William Jackson looked for us when we forced him to play zone. I think Michael Davis and St Juste will be our 2 starting boundary CBs, with Sainristil in the slot. Unfortunately, I think Forbes will struggle in the new scheme as he was a primarily zone CB in college and is more of a finesse cover CB than press man. Because of this I think Forbes will be stuck on the bench this year.

#15 DE Clelin Ferrell We signed a lot of free agents this offseason and Ferrell didn't get a lot of attention compared to some of the others. That is a bit surprising considering he just started 17 games for a team that went to the Super Bowl and he fits a huge need on the roster (also Peters is very familiar with him and decided to bring him over). I think he will start over Dante Fowler who followed Quinn from Dallas, but Fowler didn't start for Dallas either. He was overdrafted by the Raiders but he does have former first round pedigree and still has a chance to improve as a player as he's only 27 years old. He's also from Richmond VA which is kind of cool. He has never been a guy who racks up sacks, his 3.5 sacks last year was pretty much on par for his career. But he started coming on last year before getting injured and was showing real flashes of living up to his potential. If he can stay healthy this year, I think he could put together a solid season with around 5-6 sacks while setting the edge and playing good run defense. That would be great production from a guy making $3.75 mil this year.

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#16 -CB Mike Sainristil Nick Saban said he was the best football player in this draft class. I'm not sure about that but he does look promising. Slot CB has been a huge issue for this team for over a decade. We've thrown FA signings and late round picks at the position but never a high draft selection until now. A former WR, Sainristil is known for making big plays on the ball on the defensive side now (6 INTs last year). He isn't just a finesse cover guy though, PFF had him rated as a top 10 CB in run defense in the nation and he's a two time defensive captain for a team that just won the national title based on defense. That's a pretty impressive resume for a 2nd round CB. Last year Washington's CB defensive snap counts looked like this: St Juste (91.17%), K Fuller (87.49%), E Forbes (41.30%), Q Martin (31.28%), D Johnson (17.82%), C Holmes (2.83%). If he stays healthy I would estimate he sees the field on like 50% of defensive snaps this year. If he impresses maybe he pushes for more than that or even gets some snaps outside in the case of roster injuries.

I mean, look at the roster

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#17 - HB Brian Robinson Brian Robinson had a solid second season rushing for 733 yards and 5 TDs, but the real jump in production from him was in the passing game where he contributed 36 receptions for 368 yards after not contributing much there his rookie season. He had to play behind an abysmal offensive line so no one can blame him too much for his lack of rushing production, although his 4.1 ypc was decent considering the circumstances (but was still only 23rd for NFL RBs last season). His size is an asset to the team and I expect him to contribute as part of the RB rotation this year. But ultimately I think he will lose the training camp battle this preseason and won't be our starter this year which is why he isn't higher on the list.

This list is for talent on the field for 2024 and I think Sinnott will see the field more than Newton this year

#18 TE Ben Sinnott Chris Cooley thinks Sinnott is the ideal Joe Gibbs H-Back. That is pretty cool praise from a former player. I think Sinnott turned some heads at the combine when he tested better than expected. He's known more as a jack of all trades rather than just an out wide receiving threat which a lot of modern TEs coming out of college are. I've read some people saying he's an excellent blocker and others say his technique needs work, but most seem to agree his blocking is a positive for him which I like as well. I think he will come in and compete with Zach Ertz and possibly take over the starting role by midseason. Sinnott had 49 receptions, 676 yards and 6 TDs in 12 games played last year. Kliff Kingsbury in Arizona had TEs produce the following amounts: 2019 - Charles Clay (18 rec, 237 yards), 2020 - Dan Arnold (31 rec, 438 yards), 2021 - Zach Ertz (56 rec, 574 yards), 2022 - Zach Ertz (47 rec, 406 yards). That isn't a ton of production from the TE position, but honestly he didn't have a lot of great options there. Also who remembers Kliff Kingsbury being Arizona's HC for 4 years? I thought it was like 2. It could be easily argued Sinnott will be the most talented TE he has had in an offense in the NFL.