The Washington Redskins selected DE Jeremy Jarmon in the third round of the 2009 supplemental draft, the team announced on Thursday. Jarmon was the only player selected in the supplemental draft, which was conducted electronically from NFL headquarters in New York.

The Redskins selected Jarmon with the 19th pick in the third round and as a result will forego their third-round selection in the 2010 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-3, 277-pound Jarmon was Washington's first supplemental draft choice in franchise history.

“First and foremost, he’s a quality person who has already graduated.” Redskins executive vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato said. “We watched him a lot on film and went to his workout last week. He has the size, strength and athleticism that we like at the position and he’ll have the opportunity to learn from veterans like Phillip Daniels and Renaldo Wynn.”

What else did Cerrato like?

“The number one thing is, when he applied to the supplemental and we got his name, (director of player personnel) Scott (Campbell) first looked at him, then he called (area scout) Bill Baker. Bill, who was scouting that area, checked him out, you know, character and all that. That came back good. Then Scott watched him on film and liked him on film, Bill Baker liked him on film. Then Scott and I sat down and watched all his tape, and liked him on film. Then we went down to the workout, Scott, myself, and then (defensive line coach) John Palermo was there too, and talked to all the coaches down there, talked to the trainer. The kid is an articulate kid, has already graduated in Political Science, he is only 21 years old, and, you know, he made a mistake taking the dietary substance. He went around the corner from the facility there, and got a dietetic. But, Scott and I and Palermo, we took him to dinner, spent like three hours with him that night liked his personality and thought he would fit in with our guys, thought he was a lot like our guys, personality-wise. Once we did that, we talked to (owner) Dan (Snyder) and (head coach) Jim Zorn after the workout and said we really liked this guy."

Cerrato added Jarmon will line up at left defensive end this season.

Jarmon started 31-of-39 career games at the University of Kentucky, finishing third in school history with 17.5 career sacks. Following his sophomore season in 2007, Jarmon earned All-Southeastern Conference second-team honors from the league’s coaches and was a first-team selection by Rivals.com.

While playing in 13 games that season, Jarmon registered a team-high nine sacks, which was the fourth-highest total in the nation. He also finished fourth on the Wildcats with 62 tackles, including 13.5 stops for loss, and was awarded a share of the team’s most outstanding defensive player award.

“As a player, we liked his production,” Campbell said. “He’s good against the run and can rush the passer. He’s young, only 21 years old, with a lot of playing experience. After meeting him and spending time with him, it is easy to see he is a quality person with good upside and all the qualities we look for. Everyone at the school spoke very highly of him – from the coaches to the training staff to the strength staff, they all had positive things to say.”

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