Whether the Redskins actually have a physical checklist is unknown, but throughout draft season, every year, teams subliminally or actively run prospect profiles through these pre-made checklists, to penalize the prospects who lack multiple key traits, and to separate the prospects who possess most or all key traits from the rest of the pack. Traits to diagnose include athleticism, production, versatility, character, and many more.
The search for the complete prospects is a long one, but the acquisition process doesn’t take nearly as long. On Day 3 of the NFL Draft, the complete prospects are usually gone, or close to it, leaving the projects and the incomplete skill sets for teams to sift through, with arbitrary grading methods, weighing traits in different ways.