The Facts: Though it’s unwise to make sweeping inferences from a few offseason workouts, there were signs, as the Redskins wrapped up last week’s minicamp, that Garcon will be featured more prominently in the 2015 game plan as Jay Gruden attempts to rally from his 4-12 debut as a rookie NFL head coach. “I’m impressed, especially with Pierre,” Gruden said, asked his impressions of Garcon and DeSean Jackson, who exercised his right to skip several of the optional workouts. “Pierre has been here every day, working his tail off, doing a great job.”

Diehards Line: Garcon was dubbed the Redskins’ “forgotten man” last season. Gruden said more than once last season that he wanted to get the veteran wideout more involved in the passing game. But it never really happened, whether as a result of free agent Jackson’s addition to the receiving corps, the revolving door at quarterback or the failure of Robert Griffin III to make timely, decisive reads. When the Redskins got back to work this offseason, Garcon frequently lined up split out wide to the right of Griffin rather than in his customary spot to the quarterback’s left. According to WRs coach Ike Hilliard, it represented an attempt to diversify the offense and get players comfortable with other roles. And both Hilliard and Gruden gushed about the work Garcon was putting in. Heading into his eighth NFL season, Garcon, who’ll turn 29 in August, didn’t miss a session of optional workouts or the mandatory minicamp. Keep him in mind late in drafts. His current ADP makes him rather appealing.