Brandon Scherff, the Outland Trophy winner from Iowa and the Redskins' No. 5 overall draft pick last year, faced the usual expectations and burdens of getting selected high in the first round.
He was a left tackle that would have to learn a new spot on the offensive line. He was a rookie, so he’d have to get used to the NFL’s best pass rushers in a matter of months. And, he wasn’t Leonard Williams, the top defensive line prospect many thought the team should have taken.
But Scherff proved to be everything the Redskins could have wanted, playing in all 16 games, and missing all but one snap on a banged up offensive line.