The Redskins picked OT Selvish Capers with the 231st overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Capers is a big guy at 6′4″, 304 pounds and the thought is that he could add a few pounds to his frame.  He is a very good athlete as he was a tight end when he got to West Virginia before converting to tackle.  He is more of a finesse blocker at this time but that could change in the pros.  He played in 13 games (all starts) for West Virginia last season and finished up there playing in 41 games (32 starts) in his four years.  This was a major steal for the Redskins as Capers was projected by many experts to be drafted in the second or third round.  He could develop into a starter for the Redskins as early as Week #1 of the 2010 season.

The Redskins picked OG Erik Cook out of New Mexico with the 229th pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Cook is a big guy at 6′6″, 318 pounds but he’s slow (5.6 40).  Cook started all 12 games for New Mexico last season and he played in 48 games (33 starts) in his time there.  Cook will have a hard time making the Redskins roster because he’s not much of a athlete.  Most experts thought Cook wouldn’t get a call until after the draft so he is a man with a lot to prove.

The Redskins picked WR/KR/PR Terrence Austin out of UCLA with the 219th overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Austin caught 37 passes for 455 yards (12.3 avg) with 4 TD grabs last season and he has caught 109 passes for 1,192 yards (10.9 avg) with 5 TD grabs in his career at UCLA.  Because he is only 5′11″, 172 pounds he was most likely drafted to help the Skins out as a return man.  He returned 45 punts for 302 yards (6.7 avg) last season and he also returned 43 kickoffs for 1,036 yards (24.1 avg).  In his four years at UCLA, Austin returned 143 punts for 943 yards (6.6 avg) and he returned 90 kickoffs for 2,145 yards (23.8 avg).  It was worth rolling the dice on Austin in the 7th round.

The Redskins have signed TE Dennis Morris out of Louisiana Tech with the 174th overall pick (6th round) of the NFL Draft.  Morris is a big target at 6′2″, 265 pounds but not many expects thought he would get drafted so he will have a lot to prove if he’s going to make the Redskins’ roster.  Morris caught 38 passes for 623 yards (16.4 avg) with 12 TD grabs last season for Louisiana Tech.  Morris caught 70 passes for 1,144 yards (16.3 avg) with 16 TD grabs in his career at La. Tech.  Morris is a longshot to make the team so he should focus on special teams if he is going to make the roster.

The Redskins have picked OLB Perry Riley out of LSU with the 103rd overall pick (4th round) of the NFL Draft.  Riley is 6′0″, 237 pounds and he runs a 4.8 40.  Riley is not much of a pass rusher but he brings a lot of pain in the running game.  That could force Riley to move inside in the pros.  Riley played in 13 games (all starts ) for LSU last season and he had 97 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, he broke up 5 passes and he had 1 interception.  He played in 48 games (22 starts) in his four years at LSU and he finished up with 185 tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, he had 2 sacks, broke up 8 passes and he had 2 interceptions.  Look for Riley to eventually develop into a starter but his near future will likely be spent on special teams.