Washington Football Team 53-Man Roster Projection 2.0
Veterans and rookies have all had a week together at camp. But unfortunately, that is not the news that is going to dominate this week. The arrest and release of Derrius Guice is going to hang over Ashburn for a little bit with a clear change in culture that head coach Ron Rivera has established. It is a far cry from when Montae Nicholson started a game following getting arrested and dropping his girlfriend off at a hospital—who died due to an overdose—and Bruce Allen immediately putting a claim in for linebacker Reuben Foster after being cut by the San Francisco 49ers due to being arrested on domestic violence charges.
Speaking of Reuben, he has been taken off the PUP list and can now participate in full team drills. There have been rave reviews of what he has done in the classroom setting learning the new playbook. Now it is time for him to show that he still has some of the talent that got him drafted in the first round of the 2017 draft.
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The team has also cut the number down from 90 to 80 and has added a veteran wide receiver in Dontrelle Inman. Inman spent his entire career with the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers and quarterback Philip Rivers. Dontrelle could provide that veteran presence that Cody Latimer was supposed before being put on the commissioners exempt list.
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There will be more moving parts in the weeks to come. In the meantime, here is your updated 53-man roster projections.
Offense
Quarterback: Dwayne Haskins, Kyle Allen
Running Back: Adrian Peterson, Bryce Love, Antonio Gibson, J.D. McKissic, Peyton Barber
Tight End: Logan Thomas, Jeremy Sprinkle, Hale Hentges
Wide Receiver: Terry McLaurin, Dontrelle Inman
Wide Receiver: Antonio Gandy-Golden, Isaiah Wright
Slot Wide Receiver: Steven Sims, Jr.
Left Tackle: Saahdiq Charles, Geron Christian Sr.
Left Guard: Wes Martin, Wes Schweitzer
Center: Chase Roullier, Ross Pierschbacher
Right Guard: Brandon Scherff, Michael Liedtke
Right Tackle: Morgan Moses, Cornelius Lucas
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Defense
Defensive End: Chase Young, Ryan Anderson
Defensive Tackle: Jonathan Allen, Matt Ioannidis, Daron Payne, Tim Settle
Defensive End: Ryan Kerrigan, Montez Sweat
Outside Linebacker: Reuben Foster, Khaleke Hudson
Middle Linebacker: Cole Holcomb, Thomas Davis Sr., Jon Bostic
Outside Linebacker: Shaun Dion-Hamilton, Kevin Pierre-Louis
Cornerback: Ronald Darby, Danny Johnson
Cornerback: Fabian Moreau, Greg Stroman
Slot Cornerback: Kendall Fuller, Jimmy Moreland
Free Safety: Sean Davis, Kamren Curl
Strong Safety: Landon Collins, Deshazor Everett
Special Teams
Long Snapper: Nick Sundberg
Kicker: Dustin Hopkins
Punter: Tress Way
Practice Squad (The rules are unclear at this point but the PS could be 16 players & include veterans because of COVID-19 concerns)
Keith Ismael (C), Thaddeus Moss (TE), Timon Parris (T), Steve Montez (QB), Jeremy Reaves (FS), James Smith-Williams (DE), Jonathon Johnson (WR), Darvin Kidsy, Jr. (WR), Cam Sims (WR), Nate Orchard (DE), Donald Payne (LB), Aaron Colvin (CB), David Bada (DT), Paul Adams (T), Simeon Thomas (CB), Player to be Named Later (RB)
PUP
Alex Smith (QB)
Italics = Rookies
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Alan Lepore joins "Washington Football" on SI.com, while still doing outstanding work as an editor/writer at FullPressCoverage.com or @FPC_Redskins. You can follow him on Twitter @AlanLepore or on instagram @leporealan. Alan is a Villanova University MPA Nonprofit Management candidate and is a fundraising/development professional.
