Pre-Family Night Packers Roster Prediction

by Justis Mosqueda

With many already predicting their teams' regular season roster, I figured I might as well give it a shot. 

For reference, here's how many players by position have made Packers opening day rosters the past three seasons:

[Offense average of ~25]

QB-6 (average of 2)

RB-9 (average of 3)

FB-5 (average of 1.7)

WR-16 (average of 5.3)

TE-13 (average of 4.3)

OL-25 (average of 8.3)

[Defense average of ~25]

DL-18 (average of 6)

LB-27 (average of 9)

DB-32 (average of 10.7)

SPT-9 (average of 3)

OFFENSE (25)

QB: Aaron Rodgers, B.J. Coleman
RB: James Starks, Eddie Lacy, Johnathan Franklin
FB: John Kuhn
WR: Jordy Nelson, James Jones, Randall Cobb, Jarrett Boykin, Charles Johnson, Jeremy Ross
TE: Jermichael Finley, Andrew Quarless, Matthew Mulligan, Ryan Taylor
OT: Bryan Bulaga, Marshall Newhouse, Derek Sherrod, David Bakhtiari
OG: Josh Sitton, TJ Lang, Don Barclay, Greg Van Roten
OC: Evan Dietrich-Smith

DEFENSE (25)

DE: Datone Jones, Ryan Pickett, C.J. Wilson, Mike Daniels, Josh Boyd
NT: B.J. Raji, Johnny Jolly
OLB: Clay Matthews, Nick Perry, Mike Neal, Nate Palmer, Dezman Moses
ILB: A.J. Hawk, Brad Jones, Terrell Manning, Robert Francois, Sam Barrington
CB: Tramon Williams,  Sam Shields, Casey Hayward, Davon House, Micah Hyde
S: Morgan Burnett, M.D. Jennings, Jerron McMillian

SPECIAL TEAMS (3)

K: Mason Crosby
P: Tim Masthay
LS: Brett Goode

IR/PUP (4)

RB DuJuan Harris
WR Sederrik Cunningham (IR)
OG J.C. Tretter (IR)
DE Jerel Worthy

CUT (32)

QB Graham Harrell
RB Alex Green
RB Angelo Pease
FB Jonathan Amosa
WR Kevin Dorsey
WR Alex Gillett
WR Omarius Hines
WR Tyrone Walker
WR Myles White
TE Brandon Bostick
TE Jake Stoneburner
TE D.J. Williams
OT Andrew Datko
OT Kevin Hughes
OG Lane Taylor
OC Garth Gerhart
OC Patrick Lewis
NT Jordan Miller
NT Gilbert Pena
OLB Andy Mulumba
OLB Jarvis Reed
OLB Donte Savage
ILB Jamari Lattimore
CB Jarrett Bush
CB Loyce Means
CB James Nixon
CB Brandon Smith
S Chris Banjo
S David Fulton
S Chaz Powell
S Sean Richardson
K Giorgio Tavecchio

Comparing the three year average (rounded) and my projection:

QB 2-2
RB 3-3
FB 2-1
WR 5-6
TE 4-4
OL 8-9

DL 6-7
LB 9-10
DB 11-8

SPT 3-3

Red designates a position with a lesser projection of players per position than average, while blue designates an above average number of players making the roster.

Justis Mosqueda is a Journalism student who writes for OptimumScouting.com, DraftFalcons.com, Packers-Backer.blogspot.com, and cuts videos of NFL Draft prospects for DraftBreakdown.com

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