The New York Giants are less than a month away from reducing their roster to 53 players. Unlike last year there are a decent amount of players who have job security going into the 2019 season. On August 31st the team will have some tough decisions to make as they have depth in a few positions for the first time in recent years.
Here’s my projection of the 53 man roster as we get ready for the team’s first preseason game of the 2019 season:
Quarterback:
Eli Manning
Alex Tanney
Running Back:
Saquon Barkley
Paul Perkins
Wayne Gallman
Fullback:
Elijah Penny
Wide Receiver:
Sterling Shepard
Golden Tate
Cody Latimer
Darius Slayton
TJ Jones
Bennie Fowler
Russell Shepard
Tight End:
Evan Engram
Rhett Ellison
Scott Simonson
CJ Conrad
Offensive Tackle:
Nate Solder
George Asafo-Adjei
Mike Remmers
Chad Wheeler
Offensive Guard:
Kevin Zeitler
Will Hernandez
Center:
Jon Halapio
Spencer Pulley
Defensive End:
BJ Hill
Olsen Pierre
Dexter Lawrence
RJ McIntosh
Defensive Tackle:
Dalvin Tomlinson
Chris Slayton
Outside Linebacker:
Lorenzo Carter
Oshane Ximines
Markus Golden
Kareem Martin
Inside Linebacker:
Alec Ogletree
Tae Davis
Ryan Connelly
BJ Goodson
Cornerback:
Janoris Jenkins
Deandre Baker
Grant Haley
Corey Ballantine
Sam Beal
Antonio Hamilton
Safety:
Antoine Bethea
Jabrill Peppers
Julian Love
Michael Thomas
Long Snapper:
Zak DeOssie
Kicker:
Alrick Rosas
Punter:
Riley Dixon
Some notable roster decisions in my projection:
Offense:
The team decides to keep Alex Tanney instead of Kyle Lauletta.