The choice at #45 presents another dilemma.
Which do you prefer: One brilliant season, or a career of consistent, thankless, solid play?
I’m siding with the latter.
But let’s look at that season of brilliance first. Barry Wilburn has the highest “Approximate Value” rating among Redskin players who wore #45. He has a decent margin over Jeris White and Gerard Williams, in fact.
Wilburn’s breakthrough season was his third. As a 24-year-old corner for the Redskins, Wilburn led the entire NFL in interceptions with 9. Remember that he did that in a 12-game “season,” as one game was lost to the strike, and replacement players played three others.