2. Kyshoen Jarrett: The loss of Jarrett, who has been ruled out for Sunday’s first-round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, will have a significant impact in the secondary. The sixth-round pick has been very versatile, shifting to nickel back early in the season to help out a thin cornerback situation as well as mixing in at safety, and he’s been a big surprise for Redskins Coach Jay Gruden out of Virginia Tech. Jarrett finished the season with 58 tackles, four passes defended and a forced fumble in 16 games (six starts).

3. Jamison Crowder: As fullback Darrel Young described it after the season finale against the Dallas Cowboys, Crowder was known as the guy from Duke once he was drafted. Now the fourth-round pick has established his own identity as a dynamic slot wide receiver, a position Crowder took over early in the season. He finished with 59 catches, the most by a Redskins rookie, for 604 yards and two touchdowns.

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4. Preston Smith: He’s had an inconsistent year, but Smith saved his best performances for the final month of the regular season. The second-round pick out of Mississippi State recorded five of his eight sacks during the final three games and led all rookies in this category. The scary part is that Smith still has a lot of room to grow, but he’s found a way to be disruptive early on in his career.

5. Matt Jones: After his performance against the St. Louis Rams in Week 2, it appeared Jones would’ve been a little higher on this list at the end of the year but that wasn’t the case. The third-round pick out of Florida couldn’t run the ball as effectively as he did in that game, gaining 123 yards on 19 carries, because of injuries along the offensive line and his continued growth as an NFL running back. He lost four fumbles this season and missed three games because of injuries. Jones finished with 490 rushing yards, 304 receiving yards and four total touchdowns.

All in a day’s work

Today’s schedule

The Redskins have the day off before they resume practice on Wednesday to prepare for their home playoff matchup against the Packers.