Thursday night was the final test for the Las Vegas Raiders. Training camp has concluded and so have the preseason games. Now the Raiders coaches will have the next couple days to make whatever final decisions they have to make in order to decide who lands on the initial 53-man roster.
It was not an easy task to project. But this is what I have come up with as my final projection for who will make the cut on August 30 and who will not.
Quarterbacks (3)
IN: Kirk Cousins, Fernando Mendoza, Aidan O'Connell
OUT: Jacob Clark
Running backs (4)
IN: Ashton Jeanty, Connor Heyward (FB), Mike Washington Jr, Dylan Laube
OUT: Roman Hemby, Dare Ogunbowale, Patrick Gurd
Wide receivers (5)
IN: Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, Jack Bech, Malik Benson, Dont'e Thornton
OUT: Shedrick Jackson, Deven Thompkins, Philip Dorsett, Brandon Johnson, Dareke Young, Chase Roberts, EJ Williams
Tight ends (3)
IN: Brock Bowers, Michael Mayer, Ian Thomas,
OUT: Albert Okwuegbunam Jr, Carter Runyon, Chris Myarick
Offensive line (9)
IN: Kolton Miller, Spencer Burford, Tyler Linderbaum, Jackson Powers-Johnson, DJ Glaze, Trey Zuhn III, Caleb Rogers, Jordan Meredith, Charles Grant
OUT: Isaiah Jatta, Justin Pickett, Will Putnam, Atonio Mafi, Dalton Wagner, Kamar
Missouri, Niklas Henning
Defensive interior (5)
IN: Jonah Laulu, Tonka Hemingway, Adam Butler, Thomas Booker IV, Folorunso Fatukasi
OUT: JJ Pegues, Brandon Cleveland, Treven Ma'ae, Gary Smith III
Edge rushers (5)
IN: Maxx Crosby, Kwity Paye, Malcolm Koonce, Keyron Crawford, Patrick Johnson
OUT: Jahfari Harvey, Cian Slone
Linebackers (5)
IN: Quay Walker, Nakobi Dean, Tommy Eichenberg, Cody Lindenberg, Segun Olubi
OUT: Cameron McGrone, Xavien Sorey Jr, Buddy Johnson
Cornerbacks (6)
IN: Eric Stokes, Taron Johnson, Darien Porter, Hezekiah Masses, Jermod McCoy, Decamerion Richardson
OUT: Greedy Vance, Caleb Offord
Safeties (5)
IN: Jeremy Chinn, Isaiah Pola-Mao, Treydan Stukes, Dalton Johnson, Tristin McCollum
OUT: Devin Lafayette, Devyn Perkins
Specialists (3)
IN: K Matt Gay, P AJ Cole, LS Alex Ward
OUT: Kansei Matsuzawa, Tyler Duzanski
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Raiders 53-man roster projection as cutdown deadline approaches
