There are many words to describe Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins, drafted with the 15th pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

But, according to Redskins head coach Jay Gruden, he only needs one word to describe his blue chip quarterback: “Poise.”

Gruden mentioned the term four times in just a few sentences when grilled about Haskins Thursday.

“I think the one thing that you can’t gauge — and it’s still early — but it’s the poise factor,” Gruden said per NBC Sports. “I think he’s got great poise for a young player. You watch him in college, he had great poise. He played at Ohio State and he had some big-time games and the poise he displayed in the pocket carried over to the OTAs. People were around him, I know he knew he wasn’t getting hit, but still, his ability to move his feet in the pocket, kept his eyes downfield, and make plays outside of the pocket was very exciting.

"I think he’s got a great demeanor about himself. I don’t think he lets one play affect his next play, which is very very important for a quarterback in the National Football League.”

Haskins has an unflappable quality demonstrated at Ohio State, where he became the school’s most prolific single-season passer in just one year as a starter, before ascending to the NFL as an underclassman.

He was named Big Ten Player of the Year in 2018 after throwing for 4,831 yards and 50 TDs, while completing over 70 percent of his passes.

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He was also a Heisman Trophy finalist and won the 2019 Rose Bowl MVP, after leading his team to a 28-25 win over the Washington Huskies.

Haskins is slated to split reps with the veteran quarterbacks on the Redskins’ roster this summer.

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