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Jul 28, 2021
6:33:11am
krindorr Intervention Needed
RE: Here are the 18

Micah Simon has a major uphill battle. DJ Moore, Robby Anderson and David Moore are established locks. Terrace Marshall and Shi Smith are rookies drafted this season. If we pencil those 5 in, we've got one or maaaybe two spots left.  Hopefully Simon can steal the last spot as a punt/kick return option.

Fansided - Panthers, PanthersWire, and SI - Panthers list Omar Bayless or Brandon Zylstra for that last spot. Not saying Simon absolutely can't get it, but it'll definitely be a big surprise if he does.

Khyris Tonga is more of a mixed bag.  I tend to agree he gets it, but it's not a sure thing.

BearsWire, Fansided - Bears have the Bears keeping 5 DL and Tonga missing the cut, but NBCSports - Chicago and The Draft Network both have him as the 6th DL.

Bronson Kaufusi seems very unlikely to make it.  I know he switched over to TE, but the Packers are very deep there with Robert Tonyan, Jace Sternberger, Josiah Deguara, and Mercedes Lewis.  There's just zero space for a project on the active roster.

SBNation - Packers had 7 beat writers put together their 53.  Kaufusi wasn't on any of them. PackersWire, Fansided - Packers, SI - Packers also all have him missing the cut and several of them mention how simple a decision the TE room is.

Matt Bushman is unlikely given that the Raiders have a pretty solid TE group, but could sneak in.

Fansided - Raiders has him missing the cut (although an earlier version of this article listed him as a dark horse if he had a good summer).  Last Word on Sports similarly has him not getting it, but makes note of his potential for 2022 and beyond.  Raider Ramble has the same 3 listed, with no Bushman.  Silver/Black Pride has him on the bubble, but missing out. Him getting mentioned in the writeups is a good sign, but it looks like most connected to the team aren't expecting him to get a spot.

Ty'Son Williams is in a rough spot with the Ravens.  I'd expect Ty'Son to play a similar role to last season - practice squad depth that gets elevated to the active roster if there's injuries ahead of him.

SI - Ravens, Eisenberg, RavensCentral all have the same 3 of Dobbins, Edwards and Justice Hill.  I couldn't find a lot of good sources for this one, so if you have more, let me know.

Harvey Langi is a tough call. I know he had a role last season on the Jets and has been in New England before, but the Patriots added Matt Judon, Kyle Van Noy and Donta Hightower to the their LB room this season (as well as Langi)  Just so much depth and talent in addition to what they already had.

SI - Patriots, PatriotsWire, MassLive and the local sports talk (985 - the Sports Hub) all make note of the depth and though they differ on how many LB the team carries (8, 7, 9, 6 respectively), none of them have Langi making the team

Tristen Hoge got some initial excitement on Reddit, but still a very tough climb for him.  

The local paper (northjersey.com), Jets X Factor, Fansided - Jets, Play Like a Jet, JetsWire all have him getting cut and the team has brought in a lot of OL options, including multiple since the draft.

Kai Nacua is another guy who has seen some action, but might be surpassed by younger players

Fansided - 49ers, the local paper (Mercury News), SB Nation - 49ers all have him missing the cut

Corbin Kaufusi you can see is very unlikely, with the same source (though here's the Fansided link to offensive line)

Chris Wilcox is going to a Tampa team that famously returns everyone

BucsWire and SI - Bucs don't mention Wilcox.  SportsKeeda lists him as a potential to sneak onto the roster as a punt gunner, and randomm YouTube guy MrBucsNation at least lists him as a priority practice squad guy.

Dax Milne might have a better shot than some of the guys you were more confident about.

Fansided - WFT predicts no, but lists him as a tough cut, WashingtonFootballWire also says no, as does HogsHaven, but they all at least mention him in their discussion

 

I'd say every one of those guys (except Tonga) has less than 50% shot to make it, but you have 9 of them getting spots. My guess is we'll see 2 to 5 of those on opening day rosters.  If I had to name names, I like Tonga, Bushman, Milne and one of Langi/Hoge/Nacua

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