ASHBURN, Va. -- The Washington Football Team needs to keep building its offense. It also has a chance to build an excellent defense.
That will be the franchise's dilemma in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft when picking at No. 19 on Thursday in Cleveland (8 p.m. ET, ESPN and the ESPN app). While offensive holes remain -- Washington could use a starting left tackle, a quarterback of the future, another running back and a tight end -- it can improve a defense that ranked in the top five last season and, perhaps, create something special.