Sudfeld, 22, was drafted as a developmental prospect out of Indiana following a solid senior season. He completed 60 percent of his passes for 3,573 yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 12 games, but there are plenty of areas in which Sudfeld can grow. Though he hasn’t been in Washington for long, Sudfeld thinks the organization will give him the opportunity to improve while learning from two respectable quarterbacks along with Redskins Coach Jay Gruden, offensive coordinator Sean McVay and quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh.

“I have a great opportunity with two great quarterbacks in front of me who have really acted like quarterback coaches to me and kind of as big brothers,” said Sudfeld of Cousins and McCoy during the team’s rookie minicamp last week. “They’ve both put me under their wings, so I really have five quarterback coaches right now with those two, Coach Cavanaugh, Coach McVay and Coach Gruden. I don’t think I could be in a better situation.”

Listed at 6 feet 6 and 234 pounds, Sudfeld has the size of a prototypical NFL quarterback. General Manager Scot McCloughan has told Sudfeld that he will have time to develop with the Redskins and that he should remain patient. Sudfeld said he believes the message McCloughan shared, but he doesn’t want to get complacent as a result.

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“I believe that, and I know that I have that, but I don’t want that to be my mind-set,” Sudfeld said. “I want to work as hard as I can every day trying to be the best player I can and being patient in the sense that if I don’t play right away, I don’t worry about it. Just keep working. If I’m patient in this situation, in one sense of the word, then I’m not getting better as fast of a rate that I want to be. I have very high expectations for myself, and I think that I can be an extremely good player, but I know that I’ve got a lot of work to do to get there. It’s all about having the right mind-set.”