2024 Final Roster Prediction

[LeveeBreak]

Many questions on how serious some of our injuries are. Depending on what they do with IR will change the landscape significantly. If Fant and Brown are both closer to healthy than not, I think Mabry or Russell could end up on the PS and they add another OL (currently have 10). I haven't heard much about Cameron Young's injury status...so assuming he will go on IR. If not, probably subract an ILB.

Notables:

• Shenault & Young take 5/6 WR and coverage duties. Dee Williams to PS.
• Not sure what to make of the OL. Assuming Lucas is closer to playing that not. Curtis available to back T & G positions (lets hope it doesn't come to that). Haynes/Bradford to start.
• Sherrif has played himself onto the roster
• I have them keeping both Rhattigan and Barrett on the final...not highly confident there.
• Boykin takes the 5th CB spot.
• Okada over Bryant. I actually think Bryant may makes the team and Okada to PS...but Okada outplayed Bryant all preseason. I'd hate to see him go to another team if cut.
• Myers performance last night has my anxiety down. So no need to eject him for a cut kicker from another team.

53	Team Total
26	Offense
2	QB	Geno Smith	Sam Howell
4	RB	Kenneth Walker III	Zach Charbonnet Q	Kenny McIntosh	George Holani
6	WR	DK Metcalf	Tyler Lockett Q	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Jake Bobo	Laviska Shenault Jr.	Dareke Young
4	TE	Noah Fant Q	Pharaoh Brown Q	Tyler Mabry	Brady Russell
2	LT	Charles Cross	Stone Forsythe
2	LG	Christian Haynes	Laken Tomlinson
2	C	Connor Williams	Olu Oluwatimi
2	RG	Anthony Bradford	McClendon Curtis
2	RT	Abraham Lucas O	George Fant
24	Defense
5	DL	Leonard Williams	Jarran Reed	Byron Murphy II	Mike Morris	Johnathan Hankins
5	OLB	Uchenna Nwosu	Dre'Mont Jones	Boye Mafe	Derick Hall	Jamie Sheriff
5	ILB	Tyrel Dodson	Jerome Baker Q	Tyrice Knight	Jon Rhattigan	Michael Barrett
5	CB	Riq Woolen	Tre Brown	Devon Witherspoon	Artie Burns	Lance Boykin
4	S	Rayshawn Jenkins	Julian Love	K'Von Wallace	Ty Okada
3	ST
3	PK	Jason Myers	Michael Dickson	Chris Stoll

IR, Cuts & PS. I assume they will add several to the PS from other teams.

****UPDATED***** ESPN was missing ~10 players.

	3	37	15
	IR/Settlement	Cut	PS
QB		PJ Walker	PJ Walker
RB		Lewis	Lewis
RB		Kairee Robinson	Kairee Robinson
WR		Dee Eskridge
WR		Hayden Hatten
WR		Easop Winston Jr.	Easop Winston Jr.
WR		Cody White	Cody White
WR		Ty Scott	Ty Scott
WR		Dee Williams	Dee Williams
TE		Barner	Barner
TE		Michael Ezeike
TE		Jack Westover (R, UDFA)	Westover
TE		Devon Garrison (R, UDFA)
OL		Raiqwon O'Neal
OL		Max Pircher
OL		Ilm Manning
OL		Sataoa Laumea	Sataoa Laumea
OL		Michael Jerrell	Michael Jerrell
OL		Garret Greenfield
DL	Cameron Young O
DL		DeVere Levelston
DL		Myles Adams	Myles Adams
DL		Kyon Barrs (R, UDFA)
DL		Mario Kendricks (R, UDFA)
LB		Patrick O'Connell	Patrick O'Connell
LB		Drake Thomas
LB		Sunny Anderson (R, UDFA)
LB		Nelson Ceaser (R, UDFA)
LB		Blake Lynch
LB		Easton Gibbs
LB	Joshua Onujiogu IR
CB		D.J. James	D.J. James
CB		Carlton Johnson
CB		Nehemiah Pritchett (R)
CB		Dee Williams (R, UDFA)
CB		Carlton Johnson (R, UDFA)
CB		Willie Roberts
S	Jerrick Reed II O
S		Marquise Blair	Marquise Blair
S		Coby Bryant

 

[jammerhawk]

Nice job Levee!

Nice format too!

Don't agree with all your cuts but that's just my opinion and we each have our own about some players.

 

[CASeahawk]

I disagree with the Bryant take. Mike loves him and I really like what I saw in the preseason from him. His versatility fits perfectly.

 

[LeveeBreak]

Nice job Levee!

Nice format too!

Don't agree with all your cuts but that's just my opinion and we each have our own about some players.

Totally good with that. Agreement is ok...but constructive conflict is the intent. The only thing I'm 100% confident on is my take will not be what JS/MM ultimately do.

 

[nwHawk]

Kudos. I’ve done a few of these in the past and it takes more work than people think, so good job.

I definitely disagree on a few spots, but hey, either of us is Mike McDonald so we are free to speculate. I like Derek Young, but I think he gets cut. He was solid but didn’t really pop. One of the “Dee” dudes probably make it. Eskridge or Williams. I lean towards Williams. I wouldn’t be surprised to see both DJ James and Prichard make the cut with with a look toward the future. Bryant should make it over Okada.

For the love of football, straight out cut PJ Walker. Seems like a good dude, but he is not a good qb.

 

[seabowl]

I liked Patrick O’Connell last preseason and again this preseason. Hope he stays in some capacity

 

[metwelve]

Also love the easy read format and would only note IMO
that although Marquise Blair is the thumper, Coby Bryant plays with game intelligence.

 

[12AngryHawks]

Mabry over Barner? Don't know about that.

 

[Chukarhawk]

westover not on there. They arent cutting Kobe.

 

[legend38]

Many questions on how serious some of our injuries are. Depending on what they do with IR will change the landscape significantly. If Fant and Brown are both closer to healthy than not, I think Mabry or Russell could end up on the PS and they add another OL (currently have 10). I haven't heard much about Cameron Young's injury status...so assuming he will go on IR. If not, probably subract an ILB.

Notables:

• Shenault & Young take 5/6 WR and coverage duties. Dee Williams to PS.
• Not sure what to make of the OL. Assuming Lucas is closer to playing that not. Curtis available to back T & G positions (lets hope it doesn't come to that). Haynes/Bradford to start.
• Sherrif has played himself onto the roster
• I have them keeping both Rhattigan and Barrett on the final...not highly confident there.
• Boykin takes the 5th CB spot.
• Okada over Bryant. I actually think Bryant may makes the team and Okada to PS...but Okada outplayed Bryant all preseason. I'd hate to see him go to another team if cut.
• Myers performance last night has my anxiety down. So no need to eject him for a cut kicker from another team.

53	Team Total
26	Offense
2	QB	Geno Smith	Sam Howell
4	RB	Kenneth Walker III	Zach Charbonnet Q	Kenny McIntosh	George Holani
6	WR	DK Metcalf	Tyler Lockett Q	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Jake Bobo	Laviska Shenault Jr.	Dareke Young
4	TE	Noah Fant Q	Pharaoh Brown Q	Tyler Mabry	Brady Russell
2	LT	Charles Cross	Stone Forsythe
2	LG	Christian Haynes	Laken Tomlinson
2	C	Connor Williams	Olu Oluwatimi
2	RG	Anthony Bradford	McClendon Curtis
2	RT	Abraham Lucas O	George Fant
24	Defense
5	DL	Leonard Williams	Jarran Reed	Byron Murphy II	Mike Morris	Johnathan Hankins
5	OLB	Uchenna Nwosu	Dre'Mont Jones	Boye Mafe	Derick Hall	Jamie Sheriff
5	ILB	Tyrel Dodson	Jerome Baker Q	Tyrice Knight	Jon Rhattigan	Michael Barrett
5	CB	Riq Woolen	Tre Brown	Devon Witherspoon	Artie Burns	Lance Boykin
4	S	Rayshawn Jenkins	Julian Love	K'Von Wallace	Ty Okada
3	ST
3	PK	Jason Myers	Michael Dickson	Chris Stoll

IR, Cuts & PS. I assume they will add several to the PS from other teams.

			17 Allowed
	3	26	11
	IR	Cut	PS
QB		PJ Walker	PJ Walker
RB		Lewis	Lewis
WR		Dee Eskridge
WR		Hayden Hatten
WR		Easop Winston Jr.	Easop Winston Jr.
WR		Cody White	Cody White
WR		Ty Scott	Ty Scott
TE		Barner	Barner
OL		Raiqwon O'Neal
OL		Max Pircher
OL		Ilm Manning
OL		Sataoa Laumea	Sataoa Laumea
OL		Michael Jerrell	Michael Jerrell
OL		Garret Greenfield
DL		DeVere Levelston
DL	Cameron Young O
LB		Kyon Barrs
LB		Mario Kendricks
LB		Sunny Anderson
LB		Easton Gibbs
LB		Blake Lynch
LB		Patrick O'Connell	Patrick O'Connell
LB		Drake Thomas
LB	Joshua Onujiogu IR
CB		D.J. James	D.J. James
CB		Carlton Johnson
CB		Dee Williams	Dee Williams
S	Jerrick Reed II O
S		Marquise Blair	Marquise Blair
S		Coby Bryant

Coby will make the squad imo. You only have 5 Corners and Coby can play both Safety and Corner.

 

[JPatera76]

Coby is staying, they'll cut Artie burns is they cut anyone from CB imo.

 

[LeveeBreak]

Also love the easy read format and would only note IMO
that although Marquise Blair is the thumper, Coby Bryant plays with game intelligence.

Here's my thinking on safeties:

• If the coaches think his tackling has improved enough, Bryant makes the team. His Int and the few close ones had nothing to do with great coverage or dynamic ability. The ball skipped to him off WR hands. Kudos that he was in the area, but nothing to hang your hat on.
• Okada is a tackling machine and was always in position. He had a play last night playing deep safety...they passed to the flat and Okada closed the ~20 yd gap to make it no gain/min pickup. That is a wrinkle in the D I am excited to see and Okada fits the role needed to make those plays.
• I had high hopes for Blair when we drafted him...but I have never seen the skill level beyond being a thumper. Kam was a thumper, but was a master at SS. Blair will never be that. He is good for PS depth, but not anything special.

Many are likely correct that Bryant makes the team...but i think Okada is the better Safety. If Bryant is cut, no way he makes it to the PS.

 

[chrispy]

Thanks for starting the thread with a skeleton to build on.

AJBarner is a Michigan kid with a pretty high draft pick committed. Pete would never cut that player. He didn't really show up in pre-season but he was also not played as much. Maybe they were hiding him. Maybe they're done with him. TE will be interesting position and show a lot about how MMac values certain traits.

Coby Bryant didn't make a decision easy, but I'll predict if he's cut, we'll regret it. He had one INT 2 weeks ago and I noticed 2 other times he forced fumbles on tackles (both times the fumble went out of bounds so no turnover). He blew at least 1 coverage, but that's hard to 100% control when there are so many different players substituting in/out. If he's not on the 53, I hope JS can get some trade value back. He's a versatile CB/S with lots of starting exp. MarquiseBlair was a FA signing so there would be some expectation he'd make it to the practice squad...if it's a choice between those 2.

Neamiah Pritchett?

I could also forsee a few manipulations with IR designations to keep a few extra players while JS is trying to force trades instead of straight up cuts. He's playing Major League ball this year taking advantage of some Little League GMs. Could be both TE and CB/S positions.

 

[Jville]

With all the nickle and dime defenses in today's game, ten defensive backs is likely the roster minimum to start the campaign.

And with all the talent at WR and RB, starting out with three tight ends on the regular roster seems adequate.

I like the quickness and range of C/OT Jalen Sundell. He looked particularly good in run blocking for RB George Holani's three consecutive A-gap runs culminating in a touchdown. Sundell looks like a promising practice squad addition.

 

[onanygivensunday]

Imo, Boykin and Sheriff are cut and then placed on the PS after passing waivers.

And AJ Barner makes the team over Tyler Mabry. Mabry to the PS.

Lastly, one of either Coby Bryant or DJ James makes the team... maybe both.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Sheriff should be on the roster, imo. No way in hell he makes it to the PS. Someone will swoop him up.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

 

[12AngryHawks]

My last minute roster prediction:

QB 2
Geno Smith
Sam Howell

RB 4
Ken Walker
Zach Charbonett
Kenny McIntosh
George Holani

WR 5
DK Metcalf
JSN
Tyler Lockett
Jake Bobo
Leviska Shenault

TE 4
Noah Fant
Pharaoh Brown
AJ Barner
Brady Russell

OT 4
Charles Cross
Abe Lucas
George Fant
Mike Jerrell

OG 4
McClendon Curtis
Laken Tomlinson
Christian Haynes
Anthony Bradford

OC 2
Conner Williams
Olu Oluwatimi

ILB 4
Tyrel Dodson
Jerome Baker
Tyrice Knight
Michael Barrett

OLB 4
Uchenna Nwosu
Boye Mafe
Derick Hall
Trevis Gipson

CB 5
Riq Woolen
Devon Witherspoon
Tre Brown
Nehemiah Pritchett
DJ James

Saf. 4
Julian Love
K'Von Wallace
Rayshawn Jenkins
Coby Bryant

DT 4
Byron Murphy
Jarran Reed
John Hankins
Cam Young

DE 4
Leonard Williams
Dre'mont Jones
Mike Morris
Myles Adams

ST 3
Jason Meyers
Michael Dickson
Chris Stohl

 

[SoulfishHawk]

He has looked real good this camp and pre-season. That would have sucked to see him released.

 

[James in PA]

I really like Jamie Sherrif, but I don't think he's making the 53. Hell, MM practically eluded to that after the game.