5 Realistic Trade Partners for Washington Redskins in 2015 NFL Draft

A team that was stripped of potential building blocks in the Robert Griffin III deal, the Washington Redskins are in position this go-round to be on the receiving end of such a trade in the 2015 NFL draft.

Washington owns the fifth overall pick, and depending on which top prospect slides on draft day, it should receive its share of trade inquiries.

With that said, let's now identify five realistic trade partners for the Redskins.

All potential trades are in line with the value chart teams use for NFL draft picks, per Scott Wright of DraftCountdown.com.

Cleveland Browns

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Potential Trade: No. 5 for No. 12 and No. 19

In the wake of their off-the-field transgressions, former franchise cornerstones Josh Gordon and Johnny Manziel left a sizable void for the Cleveland Browns to fill.

With the fifth overall pick in hand, it's a void Cleveland can fill with an elite player. Whether it's Kevin White, Amari Cooper or Marcus Mariota they're targeting, the Browns can make the failures of Gordon and Manziel distant memories.

According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, though, Mariota is the top target. 

However, Cleveland trading both of its first-round picks would be overdoing it, according to Scott Wright's value chart. But considering the Browns were willing to offer a first-round pick for injury-prone Sam Bradford, they've proved to be desperate enough to make this deal.

On the Redskins' end, they truly could knock out two birds with one stone. Forget about the trade for Dashon Goldson; they need a safety. He'll turn 31 next season and is still due to make $7.5 million in 2016, per ESPN.com's John Keim.

Universally regarded as the draft's top safety, Landon Collins is a realistic option now that the team's draft position warrants his selection. As for Cleveland's latter pick, Washington could capitalize on a deep class of pass-rushers and put the finishing touches on a revitalized defense.

New York Jets

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Potential Trade: No. 5 for No. 6, No. 104 and No. 223

Many consider Washington's interest in Marcus Mariota a ruse. The Washington Post's Mark Bullock, for one, doubts the team takes Mariota:

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Been watching some Mariota. Do I believe #Redskins will draft him? No. But he'd certainly be a better fit than RG3 for Jay Gruden's offense.

— Mark Bullock (@MarkBullockNFL) April 1, 2015"

On the other end, though, is NFL Network's Albert Breer:

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@jasonrmcintyre @CharlesRobinson I've heard both. Some think smokescreen. And then, there are teams in Top 10 that think 5 is MM's "floor".

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 9, 2015"

As you can see, the opinions vary on the Redskins' true intentions for Mariota. The New York Jets could very well call Washington's bluff. But why bother?

Geno Smith, with his 34 career interceptions, is the team's alternative option! One pick separates these two teams!

Every draft pick carries value, but when the cost of acquiring a franchise quarterback is a fourth- and seventh-round pick, you make the deal without hesitation.

On Washington's end, the acquisition would merely give the team another shot at finding the next Alfred Morris late in the draft. All potentially for a player it has no intent on drafting. 

Chicago Bears

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Potential Trade: No. 5 and No. 141 for No. 7 and No. 71

In the case of the Chicago Bears, you'd be hard pressed to find a reason for them not to trade up.

First, there's the song and dance the team is running with Jay Cutler. He was benched in favor of Jimmy Clausen late in 2014!

And yet, with the team completely on the hook for his $15.5 million salary in 2015, per Spotrac, the odds are again in Cutler's favor to be the starting quarterback.

That is, unless, the Bears can find a viable alternative.

With news that Marcus Mariota is in Chicago to meet with the team's brass, you could say he is an alternative the team is exploring:

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Report: Bears meet with quarterback Marcus Mariota http://t.co/pZs9B1NGYV pic.twitter.com/hnTaihhbaX

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 10, 2015"

But in the event that Mariota is gone at the No. 5 spot, there are other targets the team could pursue. Kevin White or Amari Cooper would slot in nicely into the spot Brandon Marshall vacated.

Additionally, with former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio now running the defense, Leonard Williams is a prospect who should interest Chicago. Forget Williams' standing as the draft's top prospect for a second. He'd stand to be the anchor up front in Fangio's 3-4 defense, a la Justin Smith, if the Bears managed to nab him.

St. Louis Rams

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Potential Trade: No. 5 for No. 10, No. 41 and No. 215

Three drafts removed from the infamous RG3 trade, Washington and the St. Louis Rams could again be trade partners.

Unlike last time, though, a quarterback isn't likely to be at the center of the deal. The Rams addressed their need at quarterback with Nick Foles. Next up is finding a premier receiver for Foles to throw to. 

The cupboard isn't bare in St. Louis with the likes of Tavon Austin, Kenny Britt and Brian Quick on the roster, but a true No. 1 wideout is absent. Last season, the team didn't have a single wideout eclipse 50 receptions or 800 receiving yards. 

Fortunately, the draft is loaded at this position. Four of ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr.'s top 10 prospects are receivers. Aside from the fact that the Rams aren't assured of one of these wideouts falling to them, they need to be proactive here and get the cream of the crop. 

In addition to acquiring more picks, Washington would be in a position in which it could feel more comfortable drafting an offensive lineman like Brandon Scherff—whose best NFL position may be guard.

Buffalo Bills

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Potential Trade: No. 38 for No. 50 and a 2016 third-round pick

Without a first-round pick because of last year's Sammy Watkins trade, it's unlikely the Buffalo Bills will be in the market for Washington's fifth overall pick. But its second-round pick? That's a whole different story.

Head coach Rex Ryan and the Bills made waves in the offseason, when they acquired the likes of Percy Harvin and LeSean McCoy. But all these acquisitions will be for naught if the team can't upgrade its offensive line.

In Pro Football Focus' offensive line rankings for 2014, Buffalo placed 30th.

Offensive line is a need for the Skins, too. Consider this though—they will return the same starting offensive line they had to close last season. And this doesn't even include the team's 2014 draft picks, Morgan Moses and Spencer Long.

So in that respect, Washington can take the risk associated with trading the 38th overall pick for the reward of netting extra picks.