Washington Redskins: Pros and cons of trading up for Dwayne Haskins

By Hunter Noll | Apr 10, 2019

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Ohio State Buckeyes throws the ball in the first half against the Washington Huskies in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

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ARLINGTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 15: Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Ohio State Buckeyes throws against the TCU Horned Frogs in the first quarter during The AdvoCare Showdown at AT&T Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Pro: ‘Cheap’ for Next Few Seasons

As stated multiple times already, the Washington Redskins have other holes in their roster. Trading up for a quarterback would lose them a lot of assets to help fill those holes, though. However, that’s not the only way to build a roster. The Redskins could always make moves in free agency. Having a rookie contract on the books at the quarterback position would give them more money to spend elsewhere.

For example, look at Baker Mayfield. He was the No. 1 pick of the Cleveland Browns last season. The quarterback is only causing a roughly $10.4 million cap hit in the fourth season of his contract. While that’s not cheap, it’s cheap for the position. And that cap hit of Mayfield’s comes in 2021. In that same year, Nick Foles will be a $26.875 million cap hit for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Think of all the things the Redskins could do with that type of money they would save on Haskins’ deal. If they decide to go after a quarterback in free agency, they won’t be able to build around him as well with veterans due to the cap limitations.

However, getting Dwayne Haskins would change that. They’d have a relatively cheap contract for the next few seasons at the highest-paid position in the NFL.

Of course, having that money and spending it wisely and correctly are two different things. The Redskins have been known to make some questionable decisions in the past when it comes to free agents. It would be up to them to build around Haskins correctly in free agency with all that extra money, but they’d still have the opportunity to do so.

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