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who could contribute to the Redskins"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Looks Like Someone Has A Sixpack Of The MondaysDaily SlopRedskins RecapsEDTShareTweetShareShareJaylon Ferguson Was A Monster At The Collegiate Level Landon Collins Jersey , But Would He Be A Fit For The Redskins?Tim Heitman-USA TODAY SportsJaylon Ferguson, EdgeCollege: Louisiana Tech | Conference: C-USACollege Experience: R-Senior | Age: 23Height / Weight: 6’5” / 271 lbs.Projected Draft Status: 2nd or 3rd RoundNFL Comparison: Marcus DavenportCollege StatisticsPlayer OverviewFerguson, affectionately nicknamed “Sack Daddy”, recently became college football’s all-time career sack leader with a total of 45. He reached this mark by capping off his time in college with a 2.5 sack effort against the University of Hawaii in the 2018 Hawaii Bowl. This was good enough for him to pass the previous collegiate leader, former Arizona State alumnus Terrell Suggs, who had a total of 44 sacks.Before he was terrorizing quarterbacks at the FBS level, Jaylon was considered a three-star recruit coming out of West Feliciana High School in Saint Francisville, Louisiana. He decided to stay in-state and accepted an opportunity to play for Head Coach Skip Holtz at Louisiana Tech University. Aside from racking up more sacks than anyone else in college history, he also brought home many other accolades during his time with the Bulldogs, including All-Conference USA (all four years on campus) and AP All-American (2018).Jaylon received an offer to play in this years Senior Bowl and played well during the game, but he did not do much to separate himself from the other edge defenders in Mobile in the week leading up to the game. Due to a simple battery misdemeanor charge over four years ago Trent Williams Jersey , the NFL did not allow Jaylon to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine. While many scouts do not believe that this infraction will have a negative effect on his draft stock, he was not able to compete against other members of this draft class in Indianapolis. Instead, Ferguson had to wait until Louisiana Tech’s pro day to show off his athletic ability. The word coming out of Ruston, Louisiana is that Ferguson did not have a very good day. He showed average numbers for his position (4.75 40 time, 24 reps on the bench and a vertical of only 32 inches) and most rumored that he looked stiff for a pro athlete.StrengthsHeavy handed; has very active and violent pawsDoes an excellent job of converting speed to power Plays with good instincts and clearly knows how to get to the quarterbackDoes well in being able to get off of blocksHas the functional strength to set the edgeWeaknessesDoes not have great bend for an edge defender and often looks stiffCan be late getting out of his stance and can get too upright He appears to be just an average athleteNeeds to add more counter moves for the pro levelPlayed against subpar talent in Conference-USALet’s See His WorkHow He Would Fit The RedskinsThe fact that the Redskins will be looking to add a talented edge defender in the draft may be one of the league’s worst kept secrets. The team allowed Preston Smith to walk in free-agency, which has created a void across from Ryan Kerrigan. The Skins currently employ Ryan Anderson (a second round bust to this point) and Cassanova McKinzy at the position, but neither are starting material and probably shouldn’t be counted on for larger roles. So with a clear need, will the Redskins target Ferguson with one of their second day picks? Even though he has enormous upside and a knack for reaching the quarterback, many scouts have him pegged as strictly a 4-3 defensive end. With his limited athleticism, he may not be a fit as a 3-4 outside linebacker. While we do play in a nickel look throughout a good portion of games we should be seeking a prospect who can stay on the field as much as possible. If he can’t be counted on to drop into coverage (regardless of what his trainers think in the above clip) when we need him to, he would become just a mere role player for us. While Preston in no way exceled in coverage Alex Smith Jersey , he could get the job done more times than not. This squad has a history of taking 4-3 defensive ends and turning them (attempting too, anyways) into 3-4 linebackers, but I am not sure that this a trend that should continue. Not with all of the edge talent that fits our scheme in this deep defensive draft. Will Bruce and company see it that way next week?Stay tuned Skins fans. The 2018-2019 NFL playoffs continue today with a game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Colts defeated the Texans last week in Houston to move on to the Divisional Round of the AFC playoffs.The Chiefs finished the year tied with the Chargers for the best record in the AFC at 12-4. Kansas City won the division and the #1 seed. Patrick Mahomes finishes his first year as a starter, and led a potent Chiefs offense to a division win and a first round bye.Who: Indianapolis Colts(11-6) vs Kansas City Chiefs(12-4)Date: Saturday January 12, 2019Game Time: 4:35 pm ETLocation: Arrowhead Stadium – Kansas City, MOTV Channel: NBCAnnouncers: Al Michaels (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (color), Michele Tafoya (sideline)Streaming: Fubo | NFL.com GamePass (audio only during game), Yahoo Sports(mobile)Odds: Chiefs -4.5, O/U 55Prediction: Chiefs 36 - Colts 33SB Nation blogs: Stampede Blue | Arrowhead PrideNFL News twitter feed:Tweets from https://twitter.com/HunterLoganX/lists/n...portersRedskins twitter feed:Tweets from https://twitter.com/HunterLoganX/lists/beat-writers