Expectations were high when the Washington Redskins drafted LSU running back Derrius Guice in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Guice, a prolific runner in the SEC with the Tigers, was rated as a first-round talent by some, and in preseason of 2018, he mirrored those analyses, showing physicality, burst, and intensity.
Unfortunately for Guice, his rookie season would end before it began; he suffered an ACL tear in preseason and sat out for the entire 2018 campaign. In 2019, he came back as a co-starter along with veteran Adrian Peterson, and after rushing for just 18 yards on 10 carries in Week 1, he was placed on injured reserve with an MCL tear.