It’s that time of year again where fans, friends and family ask who is going to be on the final 53 man roster of their favorite NFL teams. After compiling several lists over the past few days, this is what I have concluded will be the final roster of 2014 Washington Redskins when first game of the regular season against the Houston Texans arrives.
Let me preface this by saying that there are several position competitions that are too close to call. This is a testament to the depth that head coach Jay Gruden has obtained on the team.
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Offense
Wide Receiver: #88 Pierre Garcon, #14 Ryan Grant, #15 Aldrick Robinson
Left Tackle: #71 Trent Williams, #76 Morgan Moses
Left Guard: #77 Shawn Lauvao, #67 Josh LeRibeus
Center: #78 Kory Lichtensteiger
Right Guard: #66 Chris Chester, #60 Spencer Long
Right Tackle: #74 Tyler Polumbus, #68 Tom Compton
Tight End: #86 Jordan Reed, #82 Logan Paulsen, #84 Niles Paul
Wide Receiver: #11 DeSean Jackson, #12 Andre Roberts, #89 Santana Moss
Quarterback: #10 Robert Griffin III, #8 Kirk Cousins
Fullback: #36 Darrel Young
Running Back: #46 Alfred Morris, #29 Roy Helu, Jr., #25 Chris Thompson
Defense
Left Defensive End: #92 Chris Baker
Nose Tackle: #96 Barry Cofield, #95 Chris Neild
Right Defensive End: #97 Jason Hatcher. #99 Jarvis Jenkins, #64 Kedric Golston
Left Outside Linebacker: #91 Ryan Kerrigan
Middle Linebacker: #52 Keenan Robinson, #46 Will Compton
Jack Linebacker: #56 Perry Riley, Jr., #55 Adam Hayward, 53 Darryl Sharpton
Right Outside Linebacker: #98 Brian Orakpo, #93 Trent Murphy, #45 Gabe Miller
Left Cornerback: #23 DeAngelo Hall, #30 E.J. Biggers, #26 Bashaud Breeland, #20 Richard Crawford
Right Cornerback: #39 David Amerson, #22 Tracy Porter
Strong Safety: #31 Brandon Meriweather*, #41 Phillip Thomas
Free Safety: #25 Ryan Clark, #24 Bacarri Rambo, #35 Akeem Davis
Specialists
Punter: #5 Tress Way
Kicker: #4 Zach Hocker
Long Snapper: #57 Nick Sunberg
Practice Squad (Can carry 10 players under new NFL rules)
Wide Receiver: #13 Nick Williams
Wide Receiver: #18 Lee Doss
Wide Receiver: #19 Rashad Ross
Running Back: #24 Silas Redd
Running Back: #35 Lache Seastrunk
Tight End: #83 Ted Bolser
Nose Tackle: #75 Robert Thomas
Free Safety: #34 Trenton Robinson
IR (Injured Reserve)
Wide Receiver: #85 Leonard Hankerson
PUP (Physically Unable to Perform)
Defensive End: #72 Stephen Bowen
* Suspended two games for illegal hit on an opponent
Final breakdown – 24 positions Offense, 26 positions Defense, 3 positions specialists
Note: Player’s jersey numbers subject to change once final roster finalized