The Washington Redskins have their top three wide receivers - DeSean Jackson, Pierre Garcon and Andre Roberts - under contract for at least two more seasons each. At the moment, WR does not appear to be a position of need. But look a little closer and you may find some holes.
Garcon's cap hit leaps over $10 million for the 2016 season while his dead cap hit will be just $2.2 million. That's a lot of money to keep a receiver coming off a very disappointing year - 68 receptions for 752 yards and three touchdowns - and not a whole lot of money to dump him if his struggles continue. Jackson, meanwhile, has already kicked up some reaction from media members for missing voluntary workouts. While the Redskins claim to be fine with this, you never know how a relationship with Jackson might end. Roberts has been a model teammate in D.C. but is not an impact player as a No. 3 WR.
Keeping all of this in mind, it wouldn't be out of the question for the Redskins to look at receivers in the 2016 NFL Draft. While draft projections a full year in advance are rarely accurate, getting a sense of a team's possible needs and the players that potentially fit them is a valuable exercise. WalterFootball.com predicts the Redskins to select Notre Dame wide receiver Corey Robinson with the No. 33 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
"Teams usually like complementing their new quarterback with a weapon or a blocker. The former makes sense here, as Pierre Garcon has never taken to Jay Gruden's system."
In this scenario, Washington has already selected Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg with the No. 2 overall pick. Regardless of if the Skins are in the market for a QB next year, targeting a WR at some point may not be a bad idea.
At 6-foot-4 and 216 pounds, Robinson is the type of big red-zone target the Redskins don't currently possess. He caught 40 passes for 539 yards and five touchdowns last year. However, he isn't much of an athlete and may struggle with making plays after the catch at the NFL level.
