Baltimore Ravens Projected Final Roster

Running backs: Ray Rice*, Bernard Pierce, Justin Forsett, Kyle Juszczyk, Lorenzo Taliaferro

Everybody on this list is a lock, with the possible exception of Forsett.  We do believe that Forsett will stick at the very least for the first two games of the season while Rice is suspended.  When Rice returns, he could very well be cut, but his experience in the system and relatively solid preseason gives him an edge.

Injuries, of course, can further muddy the landscape.  Rice and Pierce came into the preseason healthy, but both have since been nicked up – Rice with a shoulder issue, and Pierce with a concussion.  It’s a stark reminder of how either can quickly succumb to an injury and force a change in the rotation.  Depth is certainly needed here.