With the draft and most UDFA's signed, using our pre-draft depth chart, I tried to figure out who makes the cut at 53. The biggest battles are at LB and CB, and who plays what on the DLINE. Nevertheless, it should be interesting. For simplicity sake, I plugged some guys in for only one position even though they can play multiple. Looking at this you can see why we did not draft a LB. Also, it looks like the low end of the roster turnover would be 33% and can get as high as 45% depending on which 53-man roster guys stick (I see about 6 at risk) and 18 new slots already filled.

 

What do you think, look about right?

 

OFFENSE (24):

QB (2): Jay Cutler* / Jimmy Clausen*

 

RB (4): Matt Forte* / Jeremy Langford / Jacquizz Rodgers / Ka'Deem Carey* or Senorise Perry

 

WR (6):

WR: Alshon Jeffery* / Josh Bellamy or John Chiles

WR: Eddie Royal / Marc Mariani - KR/PR

WR: Kevin White / Marquess Wilson*

 

TE (3): Martellus Bennett* / Dante Rosario* / Zach Miller or Bear Pascoe/Blake Annen

 

OLINE (9):

OLT: Jermon Bushrod* / Ryan Groy or Charles Leno Jr.*

OLG: Matt Slauson* / Michael Ola*

C: Will Montgomery / Hroniss Grasu

ORG: Kyle Long*

ORT: Jordan Mills* / Vladimir Ducasse or Tayo Fabuluje

 

DEFENSE (26):

 

Front 7 total (16) once they figure out where everyone plays.

DLINE (7):

LDT: Jeremiah Ratliff* / Jarvis Jenkins

NT: Eddie Goldman / Will Sutton*

RDT: Ray McDonald / Ego Ferguson* / Lamarr Houston*

 

LB (9):

OLB: Willie Young* / Jared Allen* / David Bass* or Brandon Dunn/

ILB: Mason Foster / Shea McClellin*

ILB: Jon Bostic* / Christian Jones*

OLB: Pernell McPhee / Sam Acho / Cornelius Washington* or DeDe Lattimore

 

CB (6):

CB: Tim Jennings* / Alan Ball* / Al Louis-Jean

CB: Kyle Fuller* / Sherrick McManis* / Demontre Hurst* or Jacoby Glenn/Terrance Mitchell

 

S (4):

FS: Antrel Rolle / Brock Vereen* or Anthony Jefferson

SS: Ryan Mundy* / Adrian Amos

 

ST (3):

K: Robbie Gould*

P: Pat O'Donnell*

LS: Thomas Gafford

 

*on 53-man in 2014 (35)

That looks about right. I could see Terry Williams and John Timu making the team as UDFAs. They also gave safety Malcolm Brunson a 2 year deal, so I could also see him make the team.

 

Who they replace though? I really don't know.

That looks about right. I could see Terry Williams and John Timu making the team as UDFAs. They also gave safety Malcolm Brunson a 2 year deal, so I could also see him make the team.

 

Who they replace though? I really don't know.

Yeah, I was sort of projecting the 53-man, hard to see those guys making it over the current roster.