Redskins Fourth Pick: Linebacker Robert Henson

More linebackers means more need for linebackers

Moving through the draft it becomes apparent that either I know nothing about the Redskins needs or the decision makers know nothing and that is not to disparage the Redskins sixth round draft pick linebacker Robert Henson from Texas Christian University. There is no question the Redskins need linebackers, this is two linebacker picks in a row and still no offensive line.

From NFL.com's pre draft profile:

Height: 6 feet zero inches
Weight: 240 pounds

Pros: he is a linebacker and the Redskins need linebackers.

Cons: his pre draft NFL profile is basically empty.

Curly R quick take: as indicated above there is no meaningful information in Robert's NFL pre draft profile so I wonder whether he was a consensus NFL prospect. Looking around I can find a number of basic looks at Robert's prospects:

From FFToolbox: Robert progressed all four years at TCU, improving his totals every year. Robert is very athletic and has good speed, he lacks size and is more effective against the run than the pass. His best shot as a player is likely as a special teams player.

From SI.com: Robert was a four year starter, he is tough in run defense and takes good angles on plays, he is not as susceptible to the play action and is decent in zone coverage. On the down side Robert is average in speed and size, he has poor lateral speed and gets stuck in blocking traffic.

Bottom line, Robert has good size and seems better against the run than the pass, even the most optimistic assessment seems to evaluate Robert as a backup. Once again I would like the Redskins team to explain this one to me, I guess there must be a chart somewhere that values this guy. Six rounds and still not a drop of water for the offensive line.



Texas Christian University linebacker Robert Henson from here via here.