Now that the preseason is in the books, here is my final 53 prediction…

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QB: Sam Darnold, Will Grier, PJ Walker (would’ve loved to add Minshew but oh well, for now, I give Grier the edge as QB2)

RB: Christian McCaffrey, Chuba Hubbard, Reggie Bonnafon

WR: DJ Moore, Robby Anderson, Terrace Marshall Jr, Shi Smith, David Moore, Brandon Zylstra 

very unfortunate what happened to Shi Smith last night. He had a great camp & preseason, hopefully, it isn’t as serious as it looked and he can return and see some action this year. When healthy, he’s the #4 wideout. But for now, Zylstra and Kirkwood likely take the empty spots until he comes back. 

TE: Dan Arnold, Tommy Tremble, Ian Thomas. I could very much see Thomas being cut or traded for a late pick. He’s miles behind Arnold and Tremble, and they could save just over 2 million in cap space by doing so. What I find interesting is we all though Tremble would be our H - Back type, but it’s been Giovanni Ricci lining up in that role all preseason. 

O line (Holds Breath) 

LT: Cam Erving, Trent Scott

LG: Pat Elflein, Dennis Daley

C - Matt Paradis, Sam Tecklenburg 

RG: John Miller, Deonte Brown

RT: Taylor Moton, Brady Christensen 

 

This is what we likely see week one. Although by midseason, I just can’t see the 3 weak link vets keeping the hungry rooks on the line for long. By week 8 I believe we’ll see: Moton-Daley-Paradis-Brown-Christensen. 
 

Defense

LDE: Brian Burns, Marquis Haynes

LDT: Derrick Brown, Bravvion Roy

RDT: DaQuan Jones, Daviyon Nixon 

RDE: Morgan Fox, Yetur Gross-Matos

SLB: Shaq Thompson, Frankie Luvu

MLB: Jermaine Carter Jr, Clay Johnston (please add some depth here, Fitterrer)

WLB: Haason Reddick 

LCB: Donte Jackson, Keith Taylor Jr, Rashaan Melvin 

RCB: Jaycee Horn, AJ Bouye, Stanley Thomas-Oliver

SS: Jeremy Chinn, Kenny Robinson, Myles Hartsfield (Hartsfield makes the team as a nickel/slot while Bouye serves his suspension, and Melvin nurses an injury.

FS: Juston Burris, Sam Franklin 

Special Teams:

Kicker: Ryan Santoso

Punter: Joe Charlton 

Return Specialist: Trenton Cannon (also the 4th RB/7th WR ATM) 

LS: JJ Jansen 

 

Fringe roster/practice squad options: Spencer Brown, Phil Hoskins, Christian Miller, Sean Chandler, Thomas Fletcher

Thoughts?

Edited August 28, 2021 by BlackPanther21_

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