Current state of the Roster: 2023 FA

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(04-18-2023, 05:02 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Updated with Brandon Wilson properly listed as a FA. I am a little slow sometimes. Thanks to TLL & pally for the updates/comments. Not buying Browning as QB2 yet. Though Brown should probably be down with the PS guys, too. I go back & forth on him. Thought he had a real shot to make the team last year before the injury. YMMV, of course. 

I.  53 Man Roster: Signed Players = 56.

A. Offense = 26.

1. QB (1): Burrow
2. RB (3): Mixon; T. Williams (KR1), Evans (KR2)
3. WR (6): Chase, Higgins, Boyd; Irwin, Morgan, Taylor (PR)
4. TE (3): I. Smith, Jr., D. Sample, Asiasi
5. OT (7): Brown, J. Williams; Collins (I), Carman, Ford, Adeniji, D. Smith.
6. OG (3): Cappa, Volson; Scharping
7. C (3): Karras, T. Hill, Brown.

B. Defense = 26.  

1. DE (6): Hendrickson, Hubbard; Ossai, C. Sample, Basham, Gunter
2. NT/DT (5): Reader, BJ Hill; Tupou, Carter, Tufele
3. LB (5): L. Wilson, Pratt; ASG, Bailey, Bachie
4. CB (6): Awuzie (I), CTB, Hilton; Jones, George, J. Davis
5. S (4): D. Hill, Scott; Anderson, Thomas

C. Special Teams = 3.

1. PK (1). McPherson.
2. P (1): Chrisman
3. LS (1): Adomitis

II. Practice Squad Players = 12.

1. Jake Browning, QB
2. Kwamie Lassiter, WR
3. Tanner Hudson, TE
4. Nick Bowers, TE
5. Devin Cochran, OT
6. Nate Gilliam, G
7. Raymond Johnson III, DE
8. Owen Carney, DE
9. Dominique Davis, DT
10. Keandre Jones, LB
11. Marvell Tell, CB
12. Yusuf Corker, S

If the season started today, here would be my 53 before moving people to IR:
QB (2) - Burrow, Browning
RB (3) - Mixon, Williams, Evans
TE (3) - Smith, Sample, Asiasi
WR (6) - Chase, Higgins, Boyd, Irwin, Morgan, Taylor
OT (5) - Brown, Williams, Carman, Ford, Collins (IR/PUP)
OG (3) - Cappa, Volson, Scharping
OC (2) - Karras, Hill

DE (5) - Hendrickson, Hubbard, Ossai, Sample, Basham
DT (5) - Hill, Reader, Carter, Tupou, Tufele
LB (5) - Wilson, Pratt, ADG, Bailey, Bachie
SAF (4) - Hill, Scott, Thomas, Anderson
CB (6) - Awuzie, CTB, Hilton, Jones, Davis, George

K (1) - McPherson
P (1) - Chrisman
LS (1) - Adomitis

Guys in bold are ones I think that could get bumped out by a draft pick.
Collins I think starts on IR/PUP and the Bengals roll with 4 OTs to start the season. Once he's healthy, they'll have to figure out whether to cut him or someone else to make room.
If Jonah is traded, that can open up a spot.
I don't think both Tupou and Tufele would be gone unless the Bengals wanted to keep a 6th DE (Gunter) while only rolling with 4 DTs and getting a DT in the draft.
I doubt both Davis and George make the roster. I would expect a draft pick to get one of those CB spots, or Apple re-signed after draft to bump one of them off.
A RB will be added for sure to replace Perine. Very likely in the draft. I think they'll roll with 9 OL to compensate for the 4th RB.
Mixon getting released will mean a 2nd RB spot available.