The genius of Bobby Beathard and Joe Gibbs was perhaps never as apparent as in the “creation” of Darryl Grant.
Grant was a good offensive lineman at Rice, and the Redskins took him in the ninth round of the 1981 NFL Draft. Yet, Washington was already saturated with young OL talent, with Joe Jacoby, Mark May, Russ Grimm, and Jeff Bostic also on the roster, along with several veterans.
The organization figured that Grant could be a project: Flip him to the other side of the ball and convert him into a defensive tackle.