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Why scouts think Redskins picking Antonio Gibson was a bit of a reach

MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 25: Runningback Antonio Gibson #24 from Memphis of the South Team during the 2020 Resse's Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 25, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama. The North Team defeated the South Team 34 to 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

The Washington Redskins added Antonio Gibson with the 66th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Some scouts offered their thoughts on Gibson and intimated that he was a bit of a reach. Here’s why that doesn’t matter too much.

Few if any expected the Washington Redskins to take a running back in the early stages of the 2020 NFL Draft.