Washington makes trade, selects long snapper Cheeseman in Round 6

May 1, 2021

by Steve Thomas

Washington traded a 2022 5th round pick to NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles for the 41st pick in round 6 (225th overall) and the 12th pick in round 7 (240th overall) in the 2021 draft.  The Redskins Washington used number 225 on Michigan long snapper Cameron Cheeseman.

Cheeseman, who is 6’4” and 237 pounds, is a native of New Albany, Ohio.  He played four seasons at the University of Michigan from 2016 through 2019 and took over the long snapping role in his 2017 sophomore season.  Cheeseman elected to sit out the 2020 season, but played 39 games between 2017 and 2019.

The Hog Sty interviewed nationally recognized long snapping coach Chris Rubio in April (check out his website here), and Rubio named Cheeseman as his #3 snapper in the 2021 class.  Cheeseman has good size by long snapping standards and could therefore be more of a positive in punt coverage than some other NFL snappers.

When Washington elected to let former long snapper Nick Sundberg go and did not sign a replacement in free agency, it was inevitable that the team would spend a draft pick on a  new one.  The Carolina Panthers drafted Alabama long snapper Thomas Fletcher, who was the consensus #1 snapper in the class, with pick 222, so at that point it was fairly certain that Washington would use pick 225 on the next one on their board.