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Ten biggest winners and losers from Day 2 of 2017 NFL Draft

Day 2 2017 NFL Draft, Rick Smith

Winner: Washington hauls in two tremendously talented defenders

After Jonathan Allen fell to Washington in Round 1 at No. 17 overall, it landed another former Alabama star in Ryan Anderson.

“Ryan Anderson is an explosive edge rusher. … He sets a physical edge. He converts speed to power better than any edge rusher in this draft,” Mike Mayock of NFL Network said of Anderson. … “He’s a leverage player. He gets underneath you and knocks your jock on the ground. I like him in the run game. I like his energy in the pass game and he’s an all-day sucker. Really good football player.”

A team that needed help at the linebacker position, Anderson can play inside and out while providing a much-needed boost to the pass rush.

Then in the third round, Washington landed one of the best cover corners in the draft in UCLA product Fabian Moreau, who fell because of an injury in his pro day.

But he’ll be ready for the season, barring any delays in his recovery, and will be a tremendous addition to Washington’s secondary playing with Josh Norman.

We highlighted Washington as one of the teams that would likely bungle the draft due to all the dysfunction within the organization. We were wrong. This has been a very solid draft for Washington, which bolstered its defense in a major way.

Now, if only Kirk Cousins had some receivers…

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