Heading into camp roster pulse check...
Locks pending health:
QB (2): Lamar, Rush
RB (4): Henry, Hill, Keaton, Ricard (FB)
WR (5): Zay, Bate, DHop, Tez, Wallace
TE (3): Andrews, Likely, Kolar
OL (7): Ronnie, Vorhees, Linderbaum, Faalele, Rosengarten, Noteboom, Vinson
DL (5): Mads, Jones, BWash, Jenkins, Peebles
OLB (5): Oweh, Van Noy, Robinson, Green, Isaac
ILB (3): Roquan, Simpson, Buchanan
CB (6): Marlo, Wiggins, Jaire, Awuzie, Tampa, Kone
S (4): KHam, Starks, Kane, Brade
ST (2): Stout, Moore
That's 46.
Major decisions points with the obvious ones first...
OL: We're keeping 9, 10, maybe even 11 but the question is who. Will Jones be healthy enough? Will Cleveland get suspended? That leaves other guys like Samac, Dellinger, Dalcourt, and Bullock (the latter 2 of whom I've heard will have a real shot) fighting for spots 0-3 pending availability of the aforementioned 2.
K: Hopefully one of the young guys figures it out, but it's a battle and your 2025 K may not be on the roster yet.
WR: Wester seems to be the front runner for WR6 but he isn't going to have enough of a stranglehold if someone like Miller or Wade plays better.
ILB: Hummel is probably the front runner here but they do love the 2 UDFAs they got and want to see how they play.
And we're already down to 1-2 spots left with guys like RB Ali, OLB Ojabo, CB JAD, and CB Longerbeam as prime candidates.
It's not a particularly deep roster down to 90 this year, and it feels like the fight for the 53 is smaller, but it does feel like the bubble guys might be of slightly higher quality this year.