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Redskins were smart to sign few undrafted free agents in 2020

COLUMBIA, MO - SEPTEMBER 14: Wide receiver Johnathon Johnson #12 of the Missouri Tigers warms ups prior to a game against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Memorial Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

The Redskins didn’t add many undrafted players to the fold this offseason, but there’s a good reason for that.

No team in the NFL signed fewer undrafted free agents than the Washington Redskins did following the 2020 NFL Draft. In fact, it wasn’t particularly close.

Following the draft, the Redskins only brought in four undrafted players all on the offensive side of the ball.