Bleacher Report's Maurice Moton created a list of the biggest sleeper on every NFL team. For the Washington Redskins, that man is wide receiver Trey Quinn.
It's impossible to argue with Quinn as the Redskins sleeper. After being drafted with the last pick of the 2018 NFL Draft (Mr. Irrelevant), Quinn impressed quickly. However, injuries kept him off the field for almost the entire season.
Now though, Quinn is set to be the team's starting slot receiver. A slot receiver on a team that boasts one of the worst receiving corps in the NFL. With Josh Doctson and Paul Richardson as the as the numbers one and two – and rookie Terry McLaurin (who could quickly find more snaps) just on the outside of that level.
Jordan Reed is an elite tight end when healthy. The problem is that “when healthy” portion. It seems like there's less and less of that each year.
Article Continues BelowAll that could equal to whoever the Redskins quarterback is leaning heavily on Quinn – very heavily.
The young receiver could quickly pile up the receptions as he's done nothing but impress everyone (players and staff) since arriving on the team. That kind of impression will lead to any quarterback trusting you as a security blanket.
With that in mind, Quinn is the perfect sleeper. He's on a team that many consider to have a weak-at-best receiving group. That means no one expects anything from him. They have an unknown quarterback right now, meaning no one expects anything from him. Finally, he was the last pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and barely played last year, meaning no one expects anything from him.
As you can tell there's a lot of reasons to believe Trey Quinn will fly under the radar until the season starts. However, the Washington Redskins receiver might not be slept on for long after that.