Make your predictions for the Falcons’ 53-man roster

We’re less than two weeks away from real, actual football, but there’s a lot the Falcons have to check off the to-do list between now and then. First and foremost will be whittling the roster down to 53 men.

Some players’ names are written on the depth chart in Sharpie. We all know Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley, Devonta Freeman, and other star players aren’t going anywhere. But how does the rest of the depth chart shake out?

Below is my best effort to guess the 53-man roster. Make your predictions and talk it out in the comments. Bonus points if you nail your practice squad predictions, too. The person who comes the closest to the actual 53-man roster wins perpetual bragging rights and the satisfaction of a job well done.

Offense

QB

Matt Ryan
Matt Schaub

RB

Devonta Freeman
Ito Smith
Brian Hill
Qadree Ollison
Kenjon Barner

WR

Julio Jones
Mohamed Sanu, Sr.
Calvin Ridley
Russell Gage
Justin Hardy

TE

Austin Hooper
Luke Stocker
Jaeden Graham

T

Jake Matthews
Ty Sambrailo
Kaleb McGary
Matt Gono

G

James Carpenter
Chris Lindstrom
Jamon Brown
Wes Schweitzer

C

Alex Mack

Defense

DL

Takk McKinley
Adrian Clayborn
Jack Crawford
Durrant Miles
John Cominsky
Austin Larkin

DT

Grady Jarrett
Tyeler Davison
Deadrin Senat

LB

Vic Beasley, Jr.
Deion Jones
De’Vondre Campbell
Foye Oluokun
Bruce Carter
Duke Riley
Jermaine Grace

S

Keanu Neal
Ricardo Allen
Kemal Ishmael
Sharrod Neasman

DB

Desmond Trufant
Isaiah Oliver
Damontae Kazee
Blidi Wreh-Wilson
Kendall Sheffield
Jordan Miller

Special teams

K

Who knows, because if Giorgio Tavecchio has another bad outing this week, it probably won’t be him.

P

Matt Bosher

LS

Josh Harris