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2019 NFL Mock Draft: Post-Super Bowl 53 edition

By Randy Gurzi

TUSCALOOSA, AL - NOVEMBER 04: Quinnen Williams #92 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after a sack against the LSU Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL - NOVEMBER 04: Quinnen Williams #92 of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts after a sack against the LSU Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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STARKVILLE, MS – NOVEMBER 23: D.K. Metcalf #14 of the Mississippi Rebels catches a pass as Lashard Durr #25 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs tries to defend during the second half of an NCAA football game at Davis Wade Stadium on November 23, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS – NOVEMBER 23: D.K. Metcalf #14 of the Mississippi Rebels catches a pass as Lashard Durr #25 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs tries to defend during the second half of an NCAA football game at Davis Wade Stadium on November 23, 2017 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images) /

15. Washington Redskins: D.K. Metcalf, WR, Ole Miss

The 2019 season is going to be huge for Jay Gruden. The Washington Redskins head coach enters his sixth season at the helm and is fresh off his second-straight 7-9 record. Overall, he’s 35-44-1 and there’s a lot of room for improvement.

After going 9-7 and then 8-7-1 in 2015 and 2016, the team has taken a step backward. Of course, this past season he could get a pass. Washington suffered injuries all over the offense, but were still leading the NFC East past midseason. Then, quarterback Alex Smith broke his leg and they never recovered from that loss.

While injuries happen, losing a starting quarterback is devastating. Making it worse, Colt McCoy also suffered a fractured leg and he was lost for the season as well, leaving the Redskins scrambling for answers. As for Smith, he may not be able to go in 2019 so the team could be looking for another signal-caller for at least 2019.

Whatever happens there, they do need better players at skill positions. Here they land D.K. Metcalf, who had his own injury problems at Ole Miss. a neck injury shortened his final season with the Rebels, but he’s healthy now and would be one of the best receivers on their roster right away.

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