After wins against Washington and Minnesota, the New England Patriots’ preseason is already almost over. One game — an 8 p.m. ET matchup with the New York Giants on Thursday, Aug. 21 — awaits the club of head coach Mike Vrabel.
How much impact that contest will have on the composition of the Patriots’ initial 53-man roster remains to be seen; traditionally, the preseason finale is one last opportunity for roster bubble players to make a push. Given all we know, there are still multiple spots on the team up for grabs.
What are they? Let’s take a look at the players we see as roster locks at this point in time — players whose names can be written in sharpie on your depth chart.