As we do every year, we’re going to mark preseason with a series of fan-sourced roster projections. The idea is that as players make their case in each preseason game this will be reflected in the next leg of the relay, along with other developments such as injuries.
We burst out of the blocks today with a projection from a man who used to be named after this play:
Yes, it’s long-time contributor and the king of the Dad Joke: BubbyBristerMumblin’DeadFish…
OFFENSE: 26
DEFENSE: 24
SPECIALISTS: 3
TOTAL: 53
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACK (4)
8 Aaron Rogers QB 6-2 223 California
2 Tyrod Taylor QB 6-1 217 Virginia Tech
14 Andrew Peasley QB 6-2 218 Wyoming
3 Jordan Travis QB 6-2 212
RUNNING BACK (3)
20 Breece Hall RB 6-1 220 Iowa State
0 Braelon Allen RB 6-2 245 Wisconsin
32 Isaiah Davis RB 6-0 218 South Dakota State
WIDE RECEIVER (7)
5 Garrett Wilson WR 6-0 192 Ohio State
17 Malachi Corley WR 5-11 210 Western Kentucky
10 Allen Lazard WR 6-5 227 Iowa State
82 Xavier Gipson WR 5-8 189 Stephen F. Austin
19 Irvin Charles WR 6-4 219 Indiana (PA)
16 Jason Brownlee WR 6-2 198 Southern
18 Mike Williams WR 6-4 218 Clemson
TIGHT END (3)
83 Tyler Conklin TE 6-3 254 Central Michigan
89 Jeremy Ruckert TE 6-5 250 Ohio State
48 Anthony Firkser TE 6-2 241 Harvard
OFFENSIVE LINE (9)
66 Joe Tippmann C 6-6 317 Wisconsin
75 Alijah Vera-Tucker G/T 6-5 308 USC
74 Olu Fashanu T 6-6 315 Penn State
77 Tyron Smith T 6-5 320 USC
78 Morgan Moses OT 6-6 335 Virginia
76 John Simpson G 6-4 330 Clemson
71 Wes Schweitzer G/C 6-4 300 San Jose St.
61 Max Mitchell OL 6-6 299 Louisiana
67 Carter Warren OT 6-5 323 Pittsburgh
DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE LINE (7)
95 Quinnen Williams DT 6-3 303 Alabama
99 Will McDonald IV Edge 6-3 241 Iowa St.
11 Jermaine Johnson DE / LB 6-5 254 Florida State
72 Michael Clemons DE/DT 6-5 270 Texas A+M
94 Solomon Thomas DL 6-4 256 Stanford
54 Javon Kinlaw DT 6-5 319 South Carolina
7 Haason Reddick Edge 6-1 240 Temple
LINEBACKER (6)
57 C.J. Mosley LB 6-2 231 Alabama
56 Quincy Williams LB 5-11 225 Murray St.
44 Jamien Sherwood LB 6-2 216 Auburn
55 Chazz Surratt LB 6-2 233 North Carolina
41 Marcelino McCrary-Ball LB 6-0 214 Indiana
53 Zaire Barnes LB 6-1 232 Western
CORNERBACK (6)
1 Sauce Gardner CB 6-3 200 Cincinnati
4 D.J. Reed CB 5-9 188 Kansas State
30 Michael Carter II CB 5-10 184 Duke
26 Brandin Echols CB 5-10 175 Kentucky
29 Jarrick Bernard-Converse S 6-1 197 LSU
37 Qwan’tez Stiggers CB(S) 6-0 197 None/CFL
SAFETY (5)
22 Tony Adams S 6-0 205 Illinois
21 Ashtyn Davis S 6-1 202 California
36 Chuck Clark S 6-0 210 Virginia Tech
23 Isaiah Oliver S(CB) 6-0 200 Colorado
33 Jaylen Key S(LB) 6-0 210 Alabama
SPECIALISTS
KICKERS & SNAPPERS (4)
9 Greg Zuerlein PK 6-0 187 Missouri-Western
6 Thomas Morstead P 6-4 225 SMU
42 Thomas Hennessy LS 6-2 246 Duke
Would you like to take the baton for the a lap of the track? We just need your 53-man projection and we’ll make note of what’s changed – and you’re free to add insights/practice squad projections if you wish. Volunteer in the comments section below…