Thoughts on the current depth chart coming out of the Draft.
(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)
Offense: 21 Locks
QB: Lamar, RG3, (2) McSorley
RB: Ingram, Edwards, Dobbins (3) Hill
FB: Ricard (1)
WR: Brown, Snead, Boykin, Duvernay, Proche (5) Scott, Moore, and D. Thomas
OL: Stanley, Bozeman, Skura, Powers, Brown, Mekari, Phillips, Bredeson (8), Smith, Holden, Prince
TE: Boyle, Andrews, (2) Scarff, Breeland
Defense: 23 Locks
DL: Campbell, Williams, Wolfe, Mack, Madubuike, Washington (6) Ellis
OLB: Judon, Bowser, Ferguson, Ward (4)
ILB: Fort, Harrison, Queen (3), Alaka, Ryan, Board
S: Thomas, Clark, Elliott, Levine, Stone (5) Richards
CB: Humphrey, Peters, Young, J. Smith, Marshall, (5) Averett
Special Teams: 3 Locks
ST: Tucker, Koch, Cox (3)
That would be 47 spots, with all 10 guys that were drafted making the roster. So you’ve got 8 more spots to go.
My early guess would be the following guys are in: Hill, Scott, Smith, Breeland, Board, Averett, McSorley, and Richards.
It’s amazing to me how the roster is mostly filled out here without the loss of any valuable draft resources. We need a OLB potentially, that could be a guy like McPhee or Matthews, that’d be the 10th spot. And you assume there will be a few spots that open up via injury as well. But every draft pic would be included on the roster from this year and last year.
For the guys currently on the roster, that’s Holden (OL), Prince (OL), Ryan (LB), Thomas (WR), Moore (WR) and Ellis (DT). I think any of these guys could be filler for anyone else who gets hurt. But it’s really unlikely to me that Holden or Prince is anything but a PS guy.
I’d say that Moore’s spot is at risk because of the addition of Stone. I think one of Board, Moore, Alaka or Richards could be the odd guy out if Stone can perform on ST. Ultimately, I think the odd guy out will be the one who is the worst on Special Teams.
The Ravens nearly have the perfect roster in terms of depth and overall signings. And did so with the fewest signed guys on the roster before the draft started. Props to DeCosta and company, this team is so well set up for this year and realistically much better for 2021 now, too.
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Jordan Kough is a graduate of University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He’s a long standing Ravens and Orioles fan of many years. He grew up just north of Baltimore and likes the statistical analysis of games as much as watching games themselves.