Marco’s Projected 53 man roster: New York Giants

By: Marco Imperati

Once a month leading up to the end of Training Camp, I will piece together an intricate look at my projected 53 man roster that I believe will be the 2015 New York Giants. Below is my first crack at it.

This list will change as we get into camp and pieces begin to move, players emerge, and unfortunately; injuries happen. In addition to the 53 man roster is the all important 10 man practice squad, notable cuts, and battles to keep an eye on. 

QB (2)
Eli Manning
Ryan Nassib

RB (4)
Rashad Jennings
Shane Vereen
Andre Williams
Orleans Darkwa

FB (1)
Henry Hynoski

WR (7)
Odell Beckham Jr.
Victor Cruz
Rueben Randle
Dwayne Harris
Geremy Davis
Corey Washington
Marcus Harris

TE (3)
Larry Donnell
Adrien Robinson
Jerome Cunningham

OL (9)
Ereck Flowers
Marshall Newhouse
*William Beatty (PUP)
Justin Pugh
Geoff Schwartz
John Jerry
Weston Richburg
Dallas Reynolds
Brandon Mosley
Brett Jones

DL (10)
Jason Pierre-Paul
Robert Ayers
George Selvie
Kerry Wynn
Damontre Moore
Owamagbe Odighizuwa
Johnathan Hankins
Cullen Jenkins
KenrickEllis
Jay Bromley

LB (5)
Jon Beason
Jameel McClain
Devon Kennard
JT Thomas
Mark Herzlich

CB (5)
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
Prince Amukamara
Trumaine McBride
Josh Gordy
Jayron Hosely

Safety (4)
Nat Berhe
Landon Collins
Cooper Taylor
Bennett Jackson

Kickers/Snappers (3)
Steve Weatherford
Josh Brown
Zak DeOssie

Practice Squad

Justin Currie (safety)
Trevin Wade (CB)
Carlif Taylor (DT)
Bobby Hart (OL)
Matt LaCosse (TE)
Ben Edwards (WR)
Jordan Stanton (DE)
Mykkele Thompson (safety/CB)
Cole Farrand (LB)
Akeem Hunt (RB)

Notable Cuts

Preston Parker (WR)
Eric Herman (OL)
Markus Kuhn (DT)
Mike Harris (CB)
Daniel Fells (TE)
Chykie Brown (CB)
Chandler Fenner (CB)
Johnathan Casillas (LB)
Will Tye (TE)

Battles

RB: Orleans Darkwa VS Akeem Hunt
WR: Marcus Harris VS Preston Parker
TE: Jerome Cunningham VS Matt LaCosse VS Will Tye VS Daniel Fells
OL: Brett Jones VS Bobby Hart VS Eric Herman
DT: Markus Kuhn VS Kenrick Ellis VS George Selvie
LB: Mark Herzlich VS Johnathan Casillas
CB: Josh Gordy/Jayron Hoseley VS Chykie Brown/Mike Harris/Chandler Fenner
S: Bennett Jackson VS Mykkele Thompson