Ebony Bird Round Table: Ravens 53 man roster projections
Garrett Ferguson’s 53 man roster projection:
Quarterback:
1.) Lamar Jackson
2.) Robert Griffin III
3.) Richard Thomas “Trace” McSorley III
Running Back:
4.) Mark Ingram II
5.) Justice Hill
6.) Gus Edwards
7.) Kenneth Dixon
Wide Receiver:
8.) Marquise “Hollywood” Brown
9.) Willie Snead IV
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.) Marshal Yanda
20.) Orlando Brown Jr.
21.) Ben Powers
22.) James Hurst
23.) Bradley Bozeman
24.) Patrick Mekari
Utility:
25.) Patrick Ricard
Cornerback:
26.) Marlon Humphrey
27.) Jimmy Smith
28.) Brandon Carr
29.) Anthony Averett
30.) Cyrus Jones
31.) Justin Bethel
32.) *Tavon Young
Safety:
33.) Earl Thomas III
34.) Tony Jefferson
35.) DeShon Elliott
36.) Anthony Levine Sr.
37.) Chuck Clark
Defensive Line:
38.) Brandon Williams
39.) Michael Pierce
40.) Chris Wormley
41.) Willie Henry Jr.
42.) Daylon Mack
Linebacker:
43.) Matthew Judon
44.) Pernell McPhee
45.) Tyus Bowser
46.) Tim Williams
47.) Jaylon Ferguson
48.) Patrick Onwuasor
49.) Chris Board
50.) Kenny Young
Special Teams:
51.) Justin Tucker, K
52.) Sam Koch, P
53.) Morgan Cox, LS
Breaking down this 53-man roster prediction was more difficult than I had imagined, so I can’t begin to believe how tough it is for the front office. As you can see one of the most notable players to make my roster is cornerback Tavon Young. I know the team had announced Young will possibly miss the rest of the season due to a neck injury, but something about it is a bit fishy to me. Usually, when a player is announced that they will be out the rest of the season the team acts quickly and places them on injured reserve or something but that has yet to happen with Young. In my opinion, Tavon Young is going to make the initial 53-man roster but will be put on IR-designated to return as soon as the roster is made official and Zach Zieler will take his spot on the roster.
As for the offense, I have the Ravens keeping six wide receivers with Jaleel Scott making the cut after his inspiring second season. The difference between 2018 Jaleel Scott and 2019 Jaleel Scott is night and day. Scott put quite a bit of muscle on, improved his route running, and seems a heck of a lot more confident in his abilities than he was last season. Last year it seemed as if Scott didn’t know how to use his size to his advantage and played as if the stage was too big for him, but I think the front office saw his potential and sticking with him paid off.
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Trace McSorley was one of the toughest decisions for me to make but I have to believe the Ravens drafted him for a specific reason and although he started off slow in the first two preseason games he ended pretty solid. Greg Roman never used him anywhere besides quarterback in the preseason, but I believe that’s because they didn’t want to show their hand. McSorley makes this offense even more dynamic than it already is and placing him on the practice squad is out of question after his week 3 showing.