The Washington Redskins' defense needs a boost, and the NFL draft must provide one. That sentence could have been written several times over the past six seasons; too often, the draft hasn't delivered -- not to the level Washington needs.
In the past six years, the Redskins have drafted 24 players in the first four rounds; 12 remain, and half are projected starters this season. Of the 16 players picked in the first three rounds, eight remain. In some cases, players didn’t produce. In other cases they were traded, or they started but were allowed to leave.