2021 Bengals Roster (Pre-season version)

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(05-02-2021, 02:47 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Post NFL draft edition.

So, to review. Starters + Primary reserves are guys I feel are near locks to make the 53 man roster. If all those spots are filled (44), we'd have room for 6 non-specialists (PK, P, LS) to make the 53. I am sure I will be wrong on a couple.

Inner fringe guys are players I think are likely to make the 53 and possibly could be a primary backup.

Outer fringe guys are players I think are not likely to see a lot PT if they make the roster, and usually not a primary backup (3rd-4th TE, 3rd NT, etc).

Offense:
QB: Burrow; B. Allen
RB: Mixon; Perine
WR1: Chase; ???
WR2: Higgins; Tate
WR3 (slot): Boyd; ???
TE: Uzomah; Sample
LT: J. Williams; ???
LG: XSF; Spain (or the other way around)
C: Hopkins; Price
RG: Carman; ???
RT: Reiff; ???

Offensive Inner Fringe: Thomas (WR), F. Johnson (OT). 

Offensive Outer Fringe: T. Williams (RB), Evans (RB), Schreck (TE), Moss (TE); Smith (OT), Adeniji (OT), Jordan (OG), Hill ©.

Offensive Pracice Squad: Shurmur (QB), Patrick (RB), Morgan (WR), Irwin (WR), Washington (WR), Wilcox (TE), Prince (OT), Sutherland (G/C)
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Defense
DE: Hendrickson; Ossai
DT: Reader; Shelvin
DT: Ogunjobi; Daniels
DE: Hubbard; Sample
LB: Wilson; ADJ
LB: Pratt; ???
CB1: Waynes; Apple
CB2: Awuzie; ???
CB3 (slot): Hilton; Phillips
S: Bell; R. Allen
S: Bates; B. Wilson

Defensive Inner Finge: Kareem (DE), Tupou (NT); Evans (LB), Bailey (LB), 

Defensive Outer Fringe: Bledsoe (DE), Hubert (DE), Wren (DT); T. Brown (CB).

Defensive Practice Squad: Akinmoladun (DE), McKenzie (DT), Jones (LB), Davis (CB), Rose (CB), Lewis (CB), Henderson (S).
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Special Teams
P: Huber
PK: McPherson
LS: Harris
KR: B. Wilson;
PR: ???

Special Outer Fringe: Seibert (PK); 

Special Practice Squad: Godsil (LS)
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Will add UFAs in a couple days.

I would think that Thomas is almost a lock as the 5th WR for the Bengals since he is also one of their top gunners on special teams. That certainly gives him an edge over the UDFA guys and last season's practice squad guys.