2019 NFL Draft: Washington Redskins 7-round mock

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 18: Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith (11) grimaces after being helped up after suffering an lower leg injury during a game between the Washington Redskins and the Houston Texans at FedEX Field on November 18, 2018, in Landover, MD. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images) /

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PASADENA, CA – NOVEMBER 24: Stanford Cardinal wide receiver JJ Arcega – Whiteside (19) makes a catch for a touchdown during the game against the UCLA Bruins on November 24, 2018, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Adam Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Round 2: JJ Arcega-Whiteside

No matter who’s throwing passes for the Redskins next season the franchise is going to need to provide him more weapons. Taking a wide receiver in round two makes a lot of sense for a team that struggled to move the ball at times in 2018.

The identity of that wide receiver will largely depend on which guys in the current group the Redskins’ brain trust still believe in. Josh Doctson is talented but inconsistent. Jamison Crowder is best suited in the slot and is a free agent. Michael Floyd is just an enigma. We tend to believe Floyd will be the guy they try to replace.

Arcega-Whiteside doesn’t have the burning speed you’d like to see in a No. 1 receiver, but he showed a real ability to make catches in traffic during his time at Stanford. Sometimes that’s an indication a guy can’t separate from college defensive backs, but we that’s not the case here. Arcega-Whiteside looks a lot like a lesser version of Mike Evans on film.

If Crowder finds a big contract somewhere else you could see the Redskins shift their focus to more of a speed guy, but Arcega-Whiteside is the right marriage of value and need for Washington’s day two selection.

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