Falcons 53 man roster projection after Week 2 of preseason

A week ago, we tried our hand at a 53 man roster projection for the upcoming regular season, and promised to try it again after every game to see what changes would come. After watching last night’s game and mulling things over, we return to you with a roster that is slightly altered.

Again, our goal here isn’t to shake up the 53 man every time someone performs well in preseason so much as it is to reflect on preseason performance, what the team’s needs are, and the best way for the team to balance what they’re seeing before the season with the realities of roster construction. We’ll be interested to see your takes on our changes, which are bolded in the roster projection below.

QB Matt Ryan

QB Matt Schaub

RB Devonta Freeman

RB Tevin Coleman

RB Brandon Wilds

FB Patrick DiMarco

WR Julio Jones

WR Mohamed Sanu

WR Justin Hardy

WR Aldrick Robinson

WR Eric Weems

WR Devin Fuller

TE Jacob Tamme

TE Austin Hooper

TE Levine Toilolo

LT Jake Matthews

RT Ryan Schraeder

T/G Tom Compton

T Bryce Harris

LG Andy Levitre

RG Chris Chester

G Wes Schweitzer

C Alex Mack

C/G Mike Person

DE/LB Vic Beasley

DE/DT Derrick Shelby

DE/DT Ra’Shede Hageman

DE/LB Dwight Freeney

DE Adrian Clayborn

DE Courtney Upshaw

DT Grady Jarrett

DT Jonathan Babineaux

DT Tyson Jackson

DT Joey Mbu

OLB Brooks Reed

OLB Philip Wheeler

LB De’Vondre Campbell

LB Sean Weatherspoon

MLB Deion Jones

MLB Paul Worrilow

MLB LaRoy Reynolds

CB Desmond Trufant

CB Robert Alford

CB Jalen Collins (suspended)

CB Akeem King

CB Brian Poole

FS Ricardo Allen

SS Keanu Neal

S Robenson Therezie

S Kemal Ishmael

K Matt Bryant

P Matt Bosher

LS Josh Harris

PRACTICE SQUAD

S Sharrod Neasman

QB Matt Simms

RB Gus Johnson

G Jordan Walsh

C Jake Reed

CB/WR C.J. Goodwin

FB/LB Will Ratelle

DE Ivan McLennan

LB Tyler Starr

WR David Glidden