Welcome Baltimore Ravens fans, to the Ebony Bird Round Table. Today’s topic the projections of the 53 man roster.
Chris Schisler’s projection:
Quarterbacks:
Running backs:
4. Mark Ingram II
5. Gus Edwards
6. Justice Hill
Wide Receivers:
8. Marquise Brown
9. Willie Snead
10. Miles Boykin
11. Chris Moore
12. Seth Roberts
13. Jaleel Scott
Tight Ends:
14. Mark Andrews
15. Hayden Hurst
16. Nick Boyle
Offensive line:
17. Ronnie Stanley
18. Matt Skura
19. Ben Powers
20. Marshal Yanda
21. Orlando Brown Jr.
22. James Hurst
23. Patrick Mekari
24. Bradley Bozeman
Defensive line:
25. Brandon Williams
26. Michael Pierce
27. Chris Wormley
28. Pat Ricard
29. Daylon Mack
30. Willie Henry
Outside Linebacker
31. Pernell McPhee
32. Matt Judon
33. Tim Williams
34. Tyus Bowser
35. Jaylon Ferguson
Inside Linebacker:
36. Patrick Onwuasor
37. Kenny Young
38. Chris Board
39. Otaro Alaka
Cornerback:
40. Marlon Humphrey
41. Jimmy Smith
42, Brandon Carr
43. Cyrus Jones
44. Justin Bethel
45. Anthony Averett
Safety:
46. Earl Thomas III
47. Tony Jefferson
48. DeShon Elliott
49. Anthony Levine
50, Chuck Clark
Special Teams:
51. Justin Tucker
52. Sam Koch
53. Morgan Cox
The Baltimore Ravens roster was mostly formed before the preseason. We had a good hunch of who would be included on the 53 man roster coming into training camp. There were some names that dropped off during the preseason. Shane Ray went from a player the Ravens were excited to sign, to a roster cut just about everyone would agree with. Jermaine Eluemunor was traded to the Patriots and that changes things for the offensive line.
The were several big decisions with my roster projection, that admittedly could go either way. I have Kenneth Dixon making the team. Unless he is traded he should be in the mix. The Ravens want to run the ball a lot and Dixon has big play potential with every carry. They don’t have to lean on him, but they can get production out of the former Louisiana Tech star.
On this roster projection I added two undrafted free agents. I couldn’t say goodbye to Patrick Mekari or Otaro Alaka. The Eluemunor trade gave Mekari more importance on the 53 man roster. Alaka really just earned the roster spot. It came down to three players for me. I wanted to find a roster spot for Gerald Willis, Bennett Jackson and Alaka. Jackson would get lost in this incredible safety depth. Willis wasn’t that impressive in training camp. Alaka completely earned the roster spot and he should be a good special teams contributor.