With minicamp now over and the veterans out for summer break, let’s take another stab at the 53-man roster. I don’t think too much has changed since our post-draft prediction, and there wasn’t anything earth-shattering at minicamp (outside of Micah Parsons announcing that he will start the year on the PUP list), but maybe there are some small tweaks that could sway the roster one way or another.
Below is my prediction, as it stands today:
- QB: Jordan Love and Tyrod Taylor
- RB: Josh Jacobs, Chris Brooks and MarShawn Lloyd
- WR: Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, Jayden Reed, Savion Williams, Bo Melton and Skyy Moore
- TE: Tucker Kraft, Luke Musgrave and Josh Whyle
- OL: Jordan Morgan, Aaron Banks, Sean Rhyan, Anthony Belton, Zach Tom, Darian Kinnard, Travis Glover, Jager Burton, Jacob Monk and John Williams
- iDL: Devonte Wyatt, Javon Hargrave, Karl Brooks, Chris McClellan, Warren Brinson and Nazir Stackhouse (Jordon Riley starts year on PUP)
- EDGE: Lukas Van Ness, Barryn Sorrell, Brenton Cox Jr., Dani Dennis-Sutton and Collin Oliver (Micah Parsons starts year on PUP)
- LB: Zaire Franklin, Edgerrin Cooper, Isaiah McDuffie, Ty’Ron Hopper and Nick Niemann
- CB: Keisean Nixon, Carrington Valentine, Brandon Cisse, Benjamin St-Juste, Domani Jackson and Kamal Hadden
- S: Xavier McKinney, Evan Williams, Javon Bullard and Kitan Oladapo
- K: Trey Smack
- P: Daniel Whelan
- LS: Matt Orzech
At receiver, I think it’s worth mentioning that Isaiah Neyor,
who got in the playoff game against the Chicago Bears after previously being a member of the practice squad for the entire 2025 season, has been drawing praise from head coach Matt LaFleur and has been making plays in shirts and shorts season. Maybe he’ll push Skyy Moore, who has been injured as of late, for that final roster spot — if the team can find an alternative punt returner.
Generally, the rookies are more involved at this point in the offseason than usual, with guard Jager Burton, defensive tackle Chris McClellan and cornerback Brandon Cisse all getting reps with the first-team units. With that being said, each of those positions has at least one veteran who was held out of minicamp with injury, so they might not be rotating with the first-teams once training camp starts.
Who do you have making the team? Sound off in the comments section.
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