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Complete & Updated Roster...2 days until the draft

Posted on 4/18/22 at 8:55 pm
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14092 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 8:55 pm
90 players is the off-season roster max. We currently have 73 total players. Actually 74 total players, b/c Malcolm Jenkins is still on the roster until June 1st.

This is just my opinion on the current needs going into the draft. I haven't been following the draft as closely as I normally do, so I'm sure you won't agree with all of this...

Biggest Needs
-WR - Need a #2 with speed
-OT - If we get a LT...we can move Hurst to OG
-OG - Our 2 current starters are very questionable
-DT - 2 legit starters, but our backups are all question marks. No DT's under contract for 2023
-S - Both 2021 starters gone & Maye coming back from injury

Average Needs
-RB - Uncertainty of Kamara. 3rd, 4th, or 5th round
-QB - I don't really want a QB unless it's great value
-LB - I'd rather just sign Kwon, then LB isn't much of a need
-CB - Has to be great value, b/c our top 3 is legit imo

Lowest Needs
-DE - This position is basically already full imo. Don't overload
-TE - This position is basically already full imo. Don't overload. I'd use the 2023 off-season to address this position
-OC - I think we'll re-sign McCoy in 2023 & OC's are undervalued. I'd be ok with a 4th/5th rounder if the value is right
-FB - Prentice is decent, but I'd bring in another with our 6th rounder or udfa
-ST - Lutz, Gillikin, & Zach Wood are perfectly fine

QB(3)
-Jameis Winston - 4.0 mil (2023)
-Andy Dalton - 3.0 mil (2022)
-Ian Book - 993 k (2024)

RB(5)
-Alvin Kamara - 6.128 mil (2025)
-Mark Ingram - 2.211 mil (2022)
-Tony Jones Jr. - 825 k (2022)
-Dwayne Washington - 1.047 mil (2022)
-Josh Adams - 895 k (2022)

FB(1)
-Adam Prentice - 825 k (2022)

WR(10)
-Michael Thomas - 13.048 mil (2024)
-Marquez Callaway - 898 k (2022)
-Deonte Harty - 3.986 (2022)
-Tre'Quan Smith - 1.6 mil (2023)
-Lil'Jordan Humphrey - ???
-Kawaan Baker - 705 k (2023)
-Kevin White - 895 k (2022)
-Jalen McCleskey - 705 k (2023)
-Easop Winston - 825 k (2023)
-Kirk Merritt - 825 k (2023)

TE(7)
-Adam Trautman - 1.168 mil (2023)
-Taysom Hill - 5.125 mil (2025)
-Nick Vannett - 3.3 mil (2023)
-Juwan Johnson - 895 k (2022)
-Ethan Wolf - 705 k (2022)
-Dylan Soehner - 711 k (2023)
-J.P. Holtz - 965 k (2022)

OC(2)
-Erik McCoy - 3.402 mil (2022)
-Cohl Cabrel - 705 k (2023)

OG(4)
-Andrus Peat - 7.666 mil (2024)
-Cesar Ruiz - 3.457 mil (2023 + 5th Year Option)
-Calvin Throckmorton - 825 k (2022)
-Forrest Lamp - 920 k (2022)

OT(5)
-Ryan Ramczyk - 8.476 mil (2026)
-James Hurst - 3.381 mil (2023)
-Landon Young - 867 k (2024)
-Ethan Greenidge - 1.0 mil (2022)
-Jerald Hawkins - 965 k (2022)

ST(3)
-Wil Lutz - 5.57 mil (2023)
-Blake Gillikin - 825 k (2022)
-Zach Wood - 1.26 mil (2023)

DT(8)
-David Onyemata - 7.198 mil (2022)
-Shy Tuttle -2.433 mil (2022)
-Kentavius Street - 1.265 mil (2022)
-Jalen Dalton - 705 k (2022)
-Jaleel Johnson - 895 k (2022)
-Malcolm Roach - 895 k (2022)
-Albert Huggins - 895 k (2022)
-Braxton Hoyett - 705 k (2023)

DE(6)
-Cam Jordan - 12.427 mil (2023)
-Marcus Davenport - 3.009 mil (2022)
-Payton Turner - 2.846 mil (2024 + 5th Year Option)
-Tanoh Kpassagnon - 1.558 mil (2022)
-Carl Granderson - 1.045 mil (2023)
-Taco Charlton - 895 k (2022)

LB(6)
-Demario Davis - 5.896 mil (2023)
-Pete Werner - 1.291 mil (2024)
-Kaden Elliss - 984 k (2022)
-Zack Baun - 1.312 mil (2023)
-Andrew Dowell - 825 k (2022)
-Sharif Finch - 895 k (2022)

CB(6)
-Marshon Lattimore - 8.999 mil (2026)
-Paulson Adebo - 1.146 mil (2024)
-Bradley Roby - 1.765 mil (2022)
-Keivarae Russell - 965 k (2022)
-Jordan Miller - 965 k (2022)
-Dylan Mabin - 825 k (2023)

S(7)
-CGJ - 2.736 mil (2022)
-Marcus Maye - 2.638 mil (2024)
-P.J. Williams - 1.187 mil (2022)
-Daniel Sorensen - 1.047 mil (2022)
-J.T. Gray - 2.6 mil (2022)
-Justin Evans - 895 k (2022)
-Bryce Thompson - 705 k (2023)
This post was edited on 4/26/22 at 8:59 am
Posted by LooseCannon22282
Mobile
Member since May 2008
33712 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:00 pm to
quote:

-LB - I'd rather just sign Kwon, then LB isn't much of a need


Kwon can cover a lot better than most LB's i think but he misses too many tackles.

I don't know why that is considering his athletic ability to cover

quote:

-DT - 2 legit starters, but our backups are all question marks. No DT's under contract for 2023
-S - Both 2021 starters gone & Maye coming back from injury


Nicely put.

quote:

-OG - Our 2 current starters are very questionable


Peat can kick rocks for all I care.
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14092 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:08 pm to
I really want a legit OT to fall to us at #16, so we can stick Hurst at LG or RG.

Assuming the rookie LT ends up working out...we would only have 1 questionable position on the O-Line. Peat & Ruiz can compete & the 1 who sucks the least can start.

This post was edited on 4/18/22 at 9:10 pm
Posted by LSUgrad88
Member since Jun 2009
6766 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:17 pm to
quote:

No DT's under contract for 2023


I did not realize this. Definitely makes a Jordan Davis pick more intriguing.
Posted by Suntiger
BR or somewhere else
Member since Feb 2007
32898 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:17 pm to
Defense looks strong except for safety (not counting CGJ). Funny how it went from a strength to a weakness in one year.
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
16324 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:25 pm to
quote:

quote:

No DT's under contract for 2023



I did not realize this. Definitely makes a Jordan Davis pick more intriguing.


And to gmoney’s point, a pick like Davis could love one of our legit starters at DTs to a backup role which would only help bolster the rotation
Posted by yat70458
Member since Sep 2007
504 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 9:55 pm to
What about that OL out of LSU few years ago? I know he's been with the Saints for the past 2 or 3 years. I do not see his name on the roster list.

Can't think of his name but I'm sure one of youse guys knows.
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14092 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 10:01 pm to
Will Clapp. He's not on any roster right now. He played here last year & his contract expired.

I think he ends up on another team this year. Probably practice squad unless there are some injuries on the interior O-Line.
Posted by trex1250
Roswell
Member since Jun 2007
906 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 10:06 pm to
Great write up GMoney - people are sleeping on DT but it’s a need.
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14092 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 10:15 pm to
quote:

people are sleeping on DT but it’s a need.


Definitely. I didn't realize until a couple of hours ago at how big of a need it was. I looked at all their expiring contracts & realized that this position could get very bad, very fast.

I'd put DT as the 3rd biggest need behind OT & WR.
This post was edited on 4/18/22 at 10:19 pm
Posted by trex1250
Roswell
Member since Jun 2007
906 posts
Posted on 4/18/22 at 10:22 pm to
Agreed. The key to this draft is just to pass on a QB. This is NOT the year.
Posted by Screaming Viking
Member since Jul 2013
4439 posts
Posted on 4/19/22 at 5:49 am to
quote:

I'd put DT as the 3rd biggest need behind OT & WR.


And with the depth at WR in this draft, I can easily see OT/DT in the first.

Love the way you laid out the info in the OP, G. Thanks
Posted by TigerTatorPots
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2018
155 posts
Posted on 4/19/22 at 11:42 am to
Great job putting this together. I agree with 90%+ of your breakdown. The only thing I’d push back on is being set at TE. Not that drafting one is the answer because they take so long to develop but I wish we could get our hands on a solid one before the start of the season. Time for Trautman to live up to the hype.
Posted by Soda City Spur
Coastal Plains
Member since Mar 2017
948 posts
Posted on 4/20/22 at 4:20 pm to
quote:

Deonte Harty
when did he change his last name??
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14092 posts
Posted on 4/20/22 at 4:31 pm to
Right after the 2021 season was over.

That was his step father's last name. He changed it to that to honor his step father. Deonte said that he raised him, & he feels like that is his father.
Posted by Vacherie Saint
Member since Aug 2015
39402 posts
Posted on 4/21/22 at 4:54 pm to
I really don’t see TE as being set.
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14092 posts
Posted on 4/21/22 at 6:15 pm to
Yea, TE seems to be position that people disagree with the most.
Posted by goatmilker
Castle Anthrax
Member since Feb 2009
64209 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:57 am to
It's not a bad position group it's just filled top to bottom with ok.
Posted by BRL79
Member since Mar 2014
2961 posts
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:58 am to
quote:

The key to this draft is just to pass on a QB. This is NOT the year.

Agreed, unless one slides and becomes great value. I'm pretty set with Winston and Dalton.
Posted by GMoney2600
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
14092 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 3:21 pm to
Something that nobody has mentioned...if we have 74 players & 7 draft picks, then that leaves room for only 9 udfa's. Seems a little low.
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