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The Washington Examiner's John Keim takes questions from fans about potential camp battles, right tackle and injury updates in this installment of "Redskins Mailbag." JK : Depends what you consider a surprise.

Redskins rookies Phillip Thomas , Bacarri Rambo and David Amerson talk at rookie camp at Redskins Park on May 5, 2013 in Ashburn, Va.

Any word on which tryout players stood out at the rookie minicamp? Do you expect that we will sign any of them? Mike Shanahan indicated that no signings were imminent.

A couple suspensions during his career with the Bulldogs, at least one reportedly for a failed drug test, likely caused the safety's stock to drop.

It looks like there's going to be a competition for starting safety spots with the Redskins this summer and Brandon Meriweather says that he thinks his torn ACL will have recovered enough for him to be a full participant in it when camp gets underway.

When the Redskins bypassed Fresno State's Phillip Thomas and some other top college safeties and took N.C. State cornerback David Amerson with their first pick in the 2013 draft, I couldn't disagree too strenuously.

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan says the Redskins are a better team following this year's draft.

The Washington Redskins used their first pick of the third day on safety Phillip Thomas from Fresno State.

Alex Brandon/AP Josh Wilson is one of the top three Redskins cornerbacks, all of whom are unsigned for 2014, creating a potential draft need.

Shanahan said the team has ranked players just as always, and that if a pick is close between best available and position of need, then need would take the priority.

Thanks again for all your questions over the weekend. With draft weekend approaching, many of the topics on your minds are along those lines - the team's needs, the decision-making process, and how selections could impact the roster.