While first and second round picks, Brandon Scherff and Preston Smith, are the headline grabbers for the Washington Redskins’ draft class, another player might have a bigger impact.

That player is fourth round pick, former Duke wide receiver Jamison Crowder.

He caught the eye of offensive coordinator Sean McVay immediately.

“I think Jamison is a guy that immediately, when he came in the rookie minicamp, you could feel some of the quickness, his ability to separate, the natural hands, all those things that you like when you draft him,” McVay said.

General manager Scot McCloughan spotted Crowder’s talent well ahead of the draft. He was pleased when the former Blue Devil fell to the Redskins in the fourth round.

“You know what, for an undersized guy he’s got a chip on his shoulder,” said McCloughan. “He’s a really good punt returner. He is a receiver first, punt returner second. And he’s going to come in here, you put him in the slot, he’s going to be tough to cover. He’s a football player.”

Head coach Jay Gruden echoed McCloughan’s assessment of Crowder, calling him an ‘instant playmaker.’

“We liked his big play ability,” Gruden said. “He can return punts, obviously. That’s obviously exciting. Very productive college football player, very tough, and he’s going to be an instant playmaker for us. So, that’s going to be a good one.”

