Predict The Packers 53-Man Roster

Published May 21, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.

After the jump is my ridiculously early look at the Green Bay Packers projected 53-man roster. I expect I'm wrong, wrong, wrong, so I'd love to hear what you think about it. Here's the thinking that went into it:

• I ignored injury risk or rehab as a factor. So guys coming back from major surgery (CB Al Harris, WR Brett Swain) or who missed the entire 2009 season (CB Pat Lee, DE Justin Harrell) make the May roster.
• The power of incumbency. CB Jarrett Bush and RT Allen Barbre were awful in 2009 but they wouldn't have lasted this long on the roster if the coaches didn't like something about them. 
• First year players on the practice squad. While some veterans are eligible for the practice squad, the reality is that it's mostly made up of current draft picks and other first year players. I booted three players drafted in 2010 off the active roster, but they would seem like good candidates for the practice squad. I also added some of the top undrafted free agents to it.

The 53-man roster:

Name	Position
Aaron Rodgers	QB
Matt Flynn	QB
Ryan Grant	RB
Brandon Jackson	RB
James Starks	RB
Quinn Johnson	FB
John Kuhn	FB
Scott Wells	C
Jason Spitz	C
Evan Dietrich-Smith	C/G
Daryn Colledge	G
Josh Sitton	G
Chad Clifton	T
Mark Tauscher	T
Bryan Bulaga	T
T.J. Lang	T
Allen Barbre	T
Jermichael Finley	TE
Donald Lee	TE
Spencer Havner	TE
Greg Jennings	WR
Donald Driver	WR
Jordy Nelson	WR
James Jones	WR
Brett Swain	WR
Ryan Pickett	NT
B.J. Raji	NT
Cullen Jenkins	DE
Johnny Jolly	DE
Justin Harrell	DE
Mike Neal	DE
Clay Matthews	LB
Nick Barnett	LB
A.J. Hawk	LB
Brad Jones	LB
Brandon Chillar	LB
Brady Poppinga	LB
Desmond Bishop	LB
Cyril Obiozor	LB
Charles Woodson	CB
Al Harris	CB
Tramon Williams	CB
Pat Lee	CB
Brandon Underwood	CB
Nick Collins	S
Atari Bigby	S
Morgan Burnett	S
Derrick Martin	S
Jarrett Bush	CB/S
Will Blackmon	CB/S
Brett Goode	LS
Tim Masthay	P
Mason Crosby	K

 

The 8-man practice squad:

Name	Position
Graham Harrell	QB
Sam Shields	CB
C.J. Wilson	DE
Alex Joseph	LB
Marshall Newhouse	T
Andrew Quarless	TE
Anthony Levine	S
Chastin West	WR

 

Players who missed the cut:

Name	Position
Josh Bell	CB
Trevor Ford	CB
D.J. Clark	CB
Jarius Wynn	DE
Ronald Talley	DE
Korey Hall	FB
Nick McDonald	G
John Russell	LB
Frank Zombo	LB
Tim Knicky	LB
Robert Francois	LB
Anthony Toribio	NT
Aleric Mullins	NT
Chris Bryan	P
Noah Shepard	QB
Quinn Porter	RB
Kregg Lumpkin	RB
Charlie Peprah	S
Khalil Jones	S
Chris Campbell	T
Breno Giacomini	T
Tom Crabtree	TE
Shawn Gore	WR
Charles Dillon	WR
Jeff Moturi	WR
Patrick Williams	WR

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