The Washington Redskins owner, George Preston Marshall, did not want to integrate his team, but the team was forced to do so by the National Football League.  In 1961, under pressure from the NFL and the Federal Government, Marshall drafted Ernie Davis, the first ever African American Heisman winner.

Charles Mann was a Third Round Pick from Nevada in 1983, and the Defensive End became a starter in his second year in the league.

The first Offensive Lineman chosen in the 2010 NFL Draft was Trent Williams of Oklahoma, whom the Washington Redskins selected with the Fourth Overall Pick.  As gridiron history would show, it was an excellent choice.

Joe Jacoby went undrafted in 1981, but he found employment with the Washington Redskins where he would become one of the greatest undrafted players in franchise history.