Madden 19: Washington Redskins Player Ratings, Roster, Depth Chart & Playbooks

By Toby DurantHead of Content

The Washington Redskins are one of the most recognizable NFL teams around the world. They were a successful pre-merger team and then had a terrific run through the 80's and into the early 90's. They took down Super Bowl XVII, XXII, and XXVI between 1982 and 1991. However, since then, things have not been too great for Washington. They have won just three playoff games since then, with the last playoff win coming in January 2006.

The current version of the Redskins is drifting along in the middle of the NFL unable to make a real impact in the league. In the last four years they have a 31-32-1 record, one NFC East title, and no playoff wins. They are a middle-of-the-road, often boring team. Can you finally bring them back to the top of the league and create some excitement about the Redskins?

*All stats correct at time of writing

Team Rating

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The Washington Redskins get an 80 overall rating on Madden 19. This doesn't sound amazing, but it is better than 11 teams and tied with 3 more, putting them right in the middle of the pack. Within this rating the Redskins offense gets a very nice 85 rating. This is lower than just 8 teams and puts them among the very best offensive units in Madden 19. Defensively the Redskins are less strong but still solid. Their 81 rating is better than 8 teams and tied with 3 others. This team that lacks the depth of elite rosters, but has the talent to compete in single games and can push for the playoffs in franchise mode.

Jordan Reed, Tight End (OVR 89)

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Age: 28

Development Trait: Star

Contract: 4 years/$27.61 million

2018 Cap Hit: $5.87 million

Best Stats: Catching (95), Acceleration (88), Catch In Traffic (87), Awareness (86), Speed (85), Short Route (83), Break Tackle (82), Medium Route (80)

Jordan Reed came to the Redskins as a third-round draft pick in 2013. He has been a remarkable player for the Redskins when on the field, but injuries have never been too far away. In 6 seasons he has played 65 games, just 67 percent, but when on the field and healthy he has been incredibly productive, putting down 10.2 yards per catch and scoring 24 touchdowns.

Ryan Kerrigan, Outside Linebacker (OVR 88)

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Age: 30

Development Trait: Star

Contract: 3 years/$27.12 million

2018 Cap Hit: $7.46 million

Best Stats: Play Recognition (95), Power Moves (88), Hit Power (87), Pursuit (87), Strength (86), Acceleration (86), Tackle (85), Finesse Moves (82), Speed (81), Block Shedding (80)

Ryan Kerrigan was a first-round pick for the Redskins in 2011 and has played every single game since he arrived. As an edge rusher he has become one of the most consistent and underrated pass rushers in the NFL. As a rookie he picked up 7.5 sacks and his total has never dipped below that. In 2014 he set his career-high at 13.5 sacks and he has registered 13 sacks in each of the last two years.

Da'Ron Payne, Defensive Tackle (OVR 85)

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Age: 21

Development Trait: Star

Contract: 4 years/$14.41 million

2018 Cap Hit: $3.48 million

Best Stats: Strength (95), Acceleration (86), Play Recognition (84), Tackle (83), Block Shedding (83), Pursuit (82), Power Moves (79), Speed (76)

Da'Ron Payne was the Redskins first-round pick in 2018. Payne played his college ball at Alabama and was a dominant force in the middle of their defense. While he didn't rack up sacks or tackles for loss within the 'Bama defense he was an immoveable, space-eating, monster. With the Redskins in 2018 Payne became far move effective against the pass, pushing the top of the pocket and recording 5 sacks, more than he did in three years at college. 

Alex Smith, Quarterback (OVR 79)

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Age: 34

Development Trait: Quick

Contract: 5 years/$84 million

2018 Cap Hit: $15.5 million

Best Stats: Short Accuracy (92), Throw Power (87), Awareness (86), Throw On Run (86), Acceleration (83), Medium Accuracy (83), Agility (82), Throw Under Pressure (80)

Alex Smith was the #1 overall pick for the San Francisco 49ers in 2005. He time in San Francisco was marred by poor coaching, and lots of it. Every year he had to try to adapt himself to a new offensive coordinator or head coach, and it wasn't until Jim Harbaugh came along in 2011 that Smith really found his feet in the NFL. However, his success in San Francisco didn't last long, and in 2013 he moved to Kansas City where he became another Andy Reid success story and completed 65 percent of his passes. With the Chiefs drafting Patrick Mahomes Smith was traded to Washington for the 2018 season, where he once again played a game manager role under center.

Full Roster & Depth Chart

QB
OVR
Speed
Throw Power
Short Accuracy
Medium Accuracy
Deep Accuracy
Throw Under Pressure
Play Action
Alex Smith
79
78
87
92
83
77
80
79
Colt McCoy
66
76
83
84
76
72
73
75
Josh Johnson
65
83
87
78
73
70
73
62
Mark Sanchez
64
71
86
81
72
67
74
78
HB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Elusiveness
Carrying
Juke Move
Catching
Adrian Peterson
83
90
90
81
84
87
62
Chris Thompson
80
91
91
81
86
88
73
Derrius Guice
78
90
93
80
91
85
61
Robert Kelley
75
86
86
70
89
81
67
Samaje Perine
74
87
83
66
87
77
66
Byron Marshall
66
88
87
81
72
81
70
WR
OVR
Speed
Agility
Catching
Short Route
Medium Route
Deep Route
Catching In Traffic
Spectacular Catch
Release
Jumping
Paul Richardson Jr
83
94
88
87
83
84
86
83
88
79
90
Jamison Crowder
80
91
95
85
83
81
78
84
80
76
88
Josh Doctson
78
89
88
85
78
79
78
85
89
73
96
Maurice Harris
72
87
87
87
75
73
71
79
85
70
86
Michael Floyd
71
89
87
81
75
76
70
79
83
80
89
Trey Quinn
71
87
85
85
76
77
70
81
76
69
81
Jehu Chesson
66
90
88
83
65
65
64
82
83
64
91
Cam Sims
66
87
82
81
74
72
69
78
83
66
82
Darvin Kidsy
64
90
89
79
68
70
65
74
75
61
95
Robert Davis
63
91
85
82
61
61
61
76
85
65
94
TE
OVR
Speed
Agility
Catching
Short Route
Medium Route
Deep Route
Run Block
Jordan Reed
89
85
87
95
83
80
75
59
Vernon Davis
82
87
84
86
78
75
72
53
Jeremy Sprinkle
70
84
80
77
64
59
54
54
Matt Flanagan
68
78
77
73
62
55
50
68
Andrew East
45
80
84
58
41
38
33
48
OL
OVR
Speed
Strength
Pass Block
Run Block
Lead Block
Impact Block
Trent Williams
91
76
95
89
88
92
93
Brandon Scherff
89
71
92
84
90
92
89
Chase Roullier
77
59
85
80
78
82
80
Ty Nsekhe
76
73
84
78
79
78
78
Morgan Moses
76
60
89
78
79
81
83
Jonathan Cooper
73
69
88
75
78
83
82
Shawn Lauvao
71
64
86
71
75
85
82
Austin Howard
70
55
87
75
76
75
81
Geron Christian Sr
68
63
82
72
77
78
77
Luke Bowanko
67
62
86
70
73
80
82
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DE
OVR
Speed
Agility
Strength
Block Shedding
Finesse Moves
Power Moves
Jonathan Allen
85
72
72
91
82
75
86
Matthew Ioannidis
85
71
70
94
76
82
87
Stacy McGee
74
66
62
88
74
59
80
DT
OVR
Speed
Strength
Power Moves
Finesse Moves
Block Shedding
Impact Block
Da'Ron Payne
85
76
95
79
61
83
86
Tim Settle
68
66
88
75
71
76
87
OLB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Tackle
Hit Power
Play Recognition
Block Shedding
Power Moves
Finesse Moves
Ryan Kerrigan
88
81
78
85
87
95
80
88
82
Preston Smith
81
82
78
80
80
82
74
83
68
Pernell McPhee
80
77
79
83
84
76
76
82
72
Ryan Anderson
73
81
77
84
87
67
68
75
66
Cassanova McKinzy
69
78
82
81
83
60
72
61
53
MLB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Tackle
Hit Power
Play Recognition
Pursuit
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Zach Brown
82
88
88
87
86
83
88
60
68
Mason Foster
77
78
81
86
80
85
84
57
68
Reuben Foster
77
86
85
81
89
74
83
69
76
Zach Vigil
71
83
81
80
66
66
84
67
74
Shaun Dion Hamilton
71
81
80
81
88
70
83
63
69
Josh Harvey-Clemons
64
81
85
79
82
63
76
55
64
CB
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Agility
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Press
Josh Norman
82
88
89
92
81
85
83
Quinton Dunbar
78
91
95
87
78
76
79
Fabian Moreau
76
94
93
90
73
76
77
Greg Stroman
72
90
90
87
73
77
72
Joshua Holsey
69
90
93
89
69
75
78
Adonis Alexander
67
87
90
83
74
71
76
Danny Johnson
67
91
91
82
76
70
66
FS
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Agility
Play Recognition
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
83
87
89
87
83
78
84
Montae Nicholson
73
92
91
84
71
69
75
Troy Apke
69
94
95
93
52
70
76
Harlan Miller
66
87
89
84
53
69
68
SS
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Tackle
Play Recognition
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Deshazor Everett
65
87
89
63
69
53
63
Jeremy Reaves
60
84
88
64
47
67
66
ST
OVR
Kick Power
Kick Accuracy
Tress Way (P)
82
96
91
Dustin Hopkins (K)
78
94
85

The Redskins roster is full of solid players and dotted with some serious talent. On offense they have a very acceptable quarterback in Alex Smith (92 short accuracy, 87 throw power), and he has several good weapons around him. At running back Adrian Peterson (90 speed, 88 stiff arm) provides the veteran power while Chris Thompson (94 acceleration, 73 catching) is an excellent pass catcher and Derrius Guice (91 carrying, 91 trucking) is a rookie with a lot of potential. At wide receiver there isn't a star that stands out, but there are a couple of useful players like Paul Richardson Jr (94 speed, 88 spectacular catch) and Jamison Crowder (95 agility, 85 catching). Jordan Reed (95 catching, 85 speed) and Vernon Davis (89 acceleration, 86 catching) are the stars of this offense though, and give the Redskins two tight ends that can cause a lot of problems for defenses. The offensive line is also very strong, with stud left tackle Trent Williams (95 strength, 89 pass block) and remarkable right guard Brandon Scherff (92 strength, 90 run block).

Defensively, the Redskins are much the same, solid with a couple of standout players. The defensive line is very strong, with ends Matthew Ioannidis (94 strength, 87 power moves) and Jonathan Allen (91 strength, 88 play recognition), while Da'Ron Payne (95 strength, 83 tackle) eats up space in the middle. Ryan Kerrigan (95 play recognition, 88 power moves) and Preston Smith (89 acceleration, 83 power moves) are a very good pair of edge rushers and there is a solid trio of middle linebackers in Zach Brown (88 speed, 87 tackle), Mason Foster (86 tackle, 85 play recognition), and Reuben Foster (89 acceleration, 89 hit power). The secondary is probably the weakest part of the Redskins roster, at corner they have Josh Norman (92 agility, 85 zone coverage) and little else, while Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (89 acceleration, 84 zone coverage) is the only viable option at safety.

Washington Redskins Playbook - Offense

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I Form Pro

I Form Slot

I Form Twin TE

Strong I Y Off

Weak I Pro

Weak I Wing

Singleback Ace

Singleback Ace Pair

Singleback Bunch

Singleback Deuce Close

Singleback Dice Slot

Singleback Wing Pair

Singleback Wing Slot

Singleback Wing Tight

Singleback Wing Tight Z

Singleback Y Off Trio

Singleback Y Trips

Pistol Y Trips

Shotgun Bunch Offset

Shotgun Doubles Offset

Shotgun Doubles Offset Wk

Shotgun Doubles Y Off

Shotgun Empty Base Flex

Shotgun Empty Bunch Wide

Shotgun Flip Trips Eagle

Shotgun Split Slot

Shotgun Spread Y-Slot Wk

Shotgun Stack HB Wk

Shotgun Tight Doubles

Shotgun Trey Y Iso

Shotgun Trey Y-Flex

Shotgun Wing Pair

Shotgun Wing Slot Offset

Shotgun Y Trips Wk

The Washington Redskins playbook is a strong option for the roster they have in Madden 19. You get the terrific Singleback Deuce Close formation that not only puts two tight ends on the field but creates nice blocking angles and provides easy releases for the tight ends. You also have Shotgun Trey Y Iso which puts the tight end out wide and exposes coverages pre-snap. You also have two stack formations and the ever useful Trey Y-Flex and Split Slot formations.

Washington Redskins Playbook - Defense

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3-4 Even

3-4 Odd

3-4 Over

3-4 Solid

3-4 Under

Nickel Normal

Nickel 2-4-5 Double A Gap

Nickel 3-3-5 Wide

Big Nickel Over G

Dime 1-4-6

Dime 2-3-6

Quarter Normal

Quarter 1-3-7

Quarter 3 Deep

Goal Line Defense 5-3-3

Goal Line Defense 5-4-2

The Redskins defensive playbook is a very dull 3-4 one. You get your usual 5 3-4 formations and no special heavy look like a 46 Bear Under or 4-4 Split. You also only have three nickel formations to go along with the Big Nickel Over G look. There are two dime formations that get a lot of defensive backs on the field. You don't really get much from this playbook to throw at an opponent, especially compared to the likes of the Ravens 3-4 playbook.