Saints Roster Prediction

The deadline for NFL teams to trim their roster down to 53 is August 31st. Guys will be cut, guys that we thought would make the team and some not so much. Things however like injured reserve will come into play in terms of who will be on the roster or not. The Saints might cut someone and sign them back the next day due to the addition of a player on injured reserve. A lot of the guys on the practice squad or on the fence of making the team could be those guys who come back for a guy who is injured or suspended, but for now here’s my prediction. 

53 Man Roster

Offense 

  • Quarterback 
    • Jameis Winston
    • Taysom Hill
    • Ian Book 
  • Runningback 
    • Alvin Kamara 
    • Tony Jones Jr.
    • Dwayne Washington 
    • Alex Armah 
  • Wide Receiver 
    • Marquez Callaway
    • Deonte Harris (possible suspension) 
    • Tre’Quan Smith (possible IR)
    • Lil’Jordan Humphrey 
    • Ty Montgomery 
  • Tight End 
    • Adam Trautman (possible IR)
    • Nick Vannett (possible IR)
    • Juwan Johnson 
  • Offensive Line
    • Terron Armstead
    • Andrus Peat
    • Erik McCoy
    • Cesar Ruiz
    • Ryan Ramczyk
    • James Hurst
    • Derrick Kelly
    • Calvin Throckmorton 
    • Will Clapp
    • Landon Young

Defense 

  • Defensive line
    • Cam Jordan 
    • Marcus Davenport
    • Payton Turner 
    • Tanoh Kpassagnon
    • Carl Granderson
    • David Onyemata (suspension) 
    • Damion Square (in place of Onyemata)
    • Malcolm Roach
    • Shy Tuttle
    • Christian Ringo
  • Linebacker
    • Demario Davis 
    • Kwon Alexander
    • Zack Baun
    • Pete Werner
    • Wynton McManis
    • Kaden Elliss 
  • Secondary 
    • Marshon Lattimore
    • Ken Crawley
    • Chauncey Gardner Johnson 
    • Paulson Adebo
    • Grant Haley
    • P.J. Williams
    • Marcus Williams 
    • Malcolm Jenkins 
    • J.T. Gray
  • Special Teams 
    • Aldrick Rosas
    • Blake Gillikin
    • Zach Wood

Injured Reserve 

  • Michael Thomas 
  • Wil Lutz
  • Jalen Dalton (out for year)
  • Ethan Greenidge (out for year)
  • Kyle Murphy (out for year)
  • Brian Poole (out for year)
  • Dylan Soehner (out for year)

Suspended 

  • David Onyemata 
  • Deonte Harris is on watch 
  • Marshon Lattimore is on watch

Practice Squad (must have 2 years of experience or less to be on the practice squad, except for four players)

  • Ethan Wolf/TE (have to see how injuries play out)
  • Garrett Griffin/TE (have to see how injuries play out)
  • Eric Burrell/S 
  • Latavius Murray/RB (might swap Murray with Washington or Jones)
  • Chase Hansen/LB (practice squad likely)
  • Andrew Dowell/LB 
  • Albert Huggins/DT (depends on Sean’s confidence in the interior defensive line)
  • Josiah Bronson/DT (depends on Sean’s confidence in the interior defensive line)
  • Christian Montano/OL
  • Kawaan Baker/WR 
  • Easop Winston/WR
  • Jeff Heath/S
  • Mike Brown/OL
  • Lawrence Woods/DB
  • Josh Pederson/TE
  • Outside guy, meaning they’ll sign someone currently not on the roster 

Most likely out

  • Bryan Mills/DB
  • Natrell Jamerson/DB
  • Deuce Wallace/DB
  • R.J. Mclntosh/DT
  • J.R. Sweezy/G
  • Shaq Smith/LB
  • Caleb Benenoch/OL
  • Devonta Freeman/RB
  • Trevor Siemian (might come back to the practice squad occasionally depending on the circumstances)
  • Chris Hogan/WR (might come back depending on the receiver situation and circumstances)
  • Jordan Mills/T
  • Kevin White/WR (might be back depending on the situation)
  • KeiVarae Russell/DB

Written By Kadin Janisch

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