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Ashburn, Va. – Washington Redskins General Scot McCloughan worked his magic during this past 2015 NFL Draft and after. He and President Bruce Allen eventually got their first-round pick, offensive tackle/guard Brandon Scherff signed. The contract was for four years, $21,215,638 (guaranteed) million including signing bonus of approximately $13,689,555 million which will make him an unrestricted free agent in 2019.
With Scherff’s signing, all 10 of the Redskins’ selections from the draft are now under contract. This is important going into this weekend’s Rookie minicamp. Not one of the guys drafted will have to think about contract negotiations but rather just getting to know their coaches, their teammates and keeping their jobs.
None of this should be a surprise. The combination of McCloughan and Allen working together with a common goal and the most recent Collective Bargaining Agreement; most of the guesswork and negotiation was taken out of the picture for the rookies.
Scherff (6-5, 319) started 36 of the 43 games in which he appeared at Iowa. In 2014, he received the Outland Trophy, given annually to the nation’s most outstanding interior lineman. Scherff earned unanimous consensus All-American honors and was named first-team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive season. He also won the Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year award in the Big Ten Conference.
All 10 of the team’s picks from the 2015 NFL Draft now under contract
The team signed eight of the team’s 10 selections from the 2015 NFL Draft earlier in the week and agreed to terms with one other.
The team’s draft pick signings by round, player name and school were:
2 (38): LB Preston Smith, Mississippi State (four years, $5,779,354 including a $$2,463,1672,463,165 signing bonus)
3 (95): RB Matt Jones, Florida (four years, $2,951,756 including $599,415 signing bonus)
4 (105): WR/Return Specialist Jamison Crowder, Duke (four years, $2,825,624 including a $545,624 signing bonus)
4 (112): OL Arie Kouandjio, Alabama
5 (141): LB Martrell Spaight, Arkansas
6 (181): S Kyshoen Jarrett, Virginia Tech
6 (182): CB Tevin Mitchel, Arkansas
6 (187): WR Evan Spencer, Ohio State
7 (222): C Austin Reiter, South Florida
McCloughan wasn’t finished there however. In addition to the above moves, the team signed 11 undrafted college free agents.
By player name, position, stats and college, those players are:
Takoby Cofield, OL, 6’4”, 310 lbs., Duke
Quinton Dunbar, WR, 6’2”, 201 lbs., Florida
Reggie Bell, WR, 5’11”, 201 lbs., San Diego
Brey Cook, OL, 6’5”, 303 lbs., Arkansas
Corey Crawford, DE, 6’5”, 299 lbs., Clemson
Dyshawn Davis, LB, 6’2”, 227 lbs., Syracuse
Connor Halliday, QB (but for RB position), 6’3”, 204 lbs., Washington State
Tony Jones, WR, 5’11”, 201 lbs., Northwestern
Ty Long, K, 6’2”, 205 lbs., UAB
Devin Mahina, TE, 6’6”, 250 lbs., BYU
Terrance Plummer, LB, 5’11”, 231 lbs., Central Florida
Tyler Rutenbeck, WR, 6’2”, 186 lbs., Dubuque
Trey Williams, RB, 5’7”, 195 lbs., Texas A&M
As well the Redskins re-signed tackle Ty Nsekhe (6’8”, 325 lbs.).
They waived tackle Xavier Nixon, cornerback Courtney Bridget, Jr., NT Isaako Aaitui, LB Steve Beauharnais, WR Braylon Bell, T Edawn Coughman, DL Kenny Horsley, G Rishaw Johnson, LB Gabe Miller, T Ty Nsekhe, CB Kenny Okoro, WR Jerry Rice, Jr. and CB Trey Wolfe.
The contracts of LB Ricky Sapp and LB Austin Spitler were terminated.
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