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5 players who Redskins need to be great in 2020

By Rucker Haringey

LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 15: Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Washington Redskins attempts a pass as Fletcher Cox #91 of the Philadelphia Eagles defends during the second half at FedExField on December 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 15: Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Washington Redskins attempts a pass as Fletcher Cox #91 of the Philadelphia Eagles defends during the second half at FedExField on December 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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Chase Young, Washington Redskins
GLENDALE, ARIZONA – DECEMBER 28: Defensive end Chase Young #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes warms up before the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl against the Clemson Tigers at State Farm Stadium on December 28, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. The Tigers defeated the Buckeyes 29-23. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

2. Chase Young

Edge rusher wasn’t a big need for the Redskins heading into the draft, but they found the talent of Young too much to pass up with the No. 2 overall pick. That puts a lot of pressure on him to live up to the hype in his rookie season.

Young walks into a pretty good situation in terms of his team’s surroundling talent up front. Montez Sweat and Ryan Kerrigan can both cause problems for opposing offense lineman off the edge. Jonathan Allen and Matthew Ioannidis give the Redskins a pair of quality pass rushers at the defensive tackle position.

The presence of so many other quality pass rushers gives Young a strong chance to produce double-digit sacks as a rookie. In fact, anything less than that total would have to qualify as a dissappointment for a player who many draft experts believed was a generational prospect.

Count on Rivera to find a way to get the best out of Young. He won’t be perfect as a rookie, but he’s going to make big plays for this defense. Young is going to be a foundational piece of Rivera’s defense for years to come.

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