ASHBURN | As one offensive player after the next went off the board Thursday night, it became clear that the NFL Draft’s first round was shaping up in the Redskins’ favor. All they needed to complete their dream scenario was a feel-good angle, and they got it.
With the No. 17 overall pick in the 2017 draft, the Redskins selected Jonathan Allen, a Virginia-bred defensive lineman who was a stalwart of Alabama’s transcendent defenses and can provide immediate help.
In college he won the Chuck Bednarik and Bronco Nagurski Award as nation’s top defensive player in Alabama’s exceptional defense.