Round 2 (49): Ryan Anderson

[martinez]

Wish we got Cunningham but Williams is a solid pick.

Oops why the fuck did I think we got Tim Williams? Ok I know nothing about Anderson

 

[Caliskinsfan]

 

[Caliskinsfan]

 

[Krusheasy]

 

[Krusheasy]

NOTES ON THE SELECTION OF RYAN ANDERSON



· Anderson is the 457th selection made by the Redskins in the Common Draft era (since 1967) and the 37th second-round selection in that time frame. He is the 55th second-round selection by the Redskins all-time since the institution of the draft in 1936.

· With Anderson’s selection, the Redskins have now selected a defensive player with each of their last six second-round picks (DL Jarvis Jenkins, 2011; CB David Amerson, 2013; LB Trent Murphy, 2014; LB Preston Smith, 2015; S Su’a Cravens, 2016). It marks the team’s longest such streak in the Common Draft era.

· With Anderson’s selection, the Redskins have now selected a linebacker in the second round in four consecutive drafts (Trent Murphy in 2014, Preston Smith in 2015, Su’a Cravens – who played predominantly at linebacker as a rookie – in 2016).

· Including the selection of Alabama’s Jonathan Allen with the team’s first-round pick, the Redskins have now selected players from the same school with the first two selections of a draft since selecting Auburn’s Jason Campbell and Carlos Rogers with the team’s first two picks of the 2005 NFL Draft.

· By selecting Allen (10.5 sacks in 2016) and Anderson (9.0), the Redskins have now drafted players that accounted for more than a third of Alabama’s Football Bowl Subdivision-leading 54.0 sacks last season.

· Anderson is the 23rd player from the University of Alabama selected by the Redskins all-time, joining B Riley Smith (1936), B Charley Holm (1939), E Sandy Sanford (1940), T Fred Davis (1941), G Ed Hickerson (1941), G Tony Leon (1943), B Bobby Jenkins (1945), T Fay Mills (1946), B Harry Gilmer (1948), B Lowell Tew (1948), T Dick Flowers (1949), E Ed White (1950), B Eddie Salem (1951), C Elliot Speed (1951), B Billy Hicks (1956), T Billy Neighbors (1962), E Tommy Brooker (1962), DB Steve Higginbotham (1972), DT Thomas Rayam (1990), T Chris Samuels (2000), G Arie Kouandjio (2015) and DL Jonathan Allen (2017).

· The Redskins have now selected members of the defensive front seven in each of the first two rounds of the draft for the first time since 2011 (LB Ryan Kerrigan and DL Jarvis Jenkins).

· Anderson is the fifth player selected by the Redskins with the No. 49 overall pick all-time, joining E Elmer Dohrmann (1938), B Walt Trojanowski (1946), T Bob Wetoska (1959) and DB Vernon Dean (1982).

 

[gkekoa]

I honestly didn't know much about Anderson. The more I read, the more I like it. He is an assignment football player and I think that is something we need. Players to fill gaps and hit their holes, trusting their teammates to do their job.

 

[Ruzious]

I'm not a huge fan honestly. A very meh pick. I think he'll be solid and a likeable guy but he seems like the anti mcdowell. High motor low upside.

Agreed. Actually, he reminds a lot of Murphy - who was also a second rounder and was also a productive pass rusher in college. Good solid player - but I think a 3rd round talent. No doubt he'll help the team, but there's no wow factor.

 

[Ruzious]

I could be wrong, but I see him as an OLB. At just about 260 lbs, I don't see him dropping in coverage to cover TE's