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I'll likely make changes to this list when we get closer to free agency and cuts/franchise tags are announced.

Cuts

Reshad Jones - 7.5 savings, 8 dead
Albert wilson - 9.5 savings, 1.3 dead

The Jones cut is pretty self explanatory. I think the Albert Wilson contract is too rich for what he offers. He'd be worth about half that on the open market.

Extensions/tenders

Isaiah Ford - 660k
Zack Sieler - 660k
Trent Harris - 585k
Vince Biegel - 2nd round tender, 3.3M
Matt Haack - original round tender, 2.1M

Biegel, Ford and Sieler showed more than enough to be brought back. Harris has potential and Haack, while not the greatest punter, has shown enough to stick around too.

Re-sign

John Jenkins - 1 year, 4M, 2.5M GTD
Walt Aikens - 2 years, 5M, 3M GTD, 2M first year cap hit

Aikens brings veteran leadership to the special teams unit and can play in a pinch. John Jenkins played much better than expected and earned himself a spot in the rotation.

Cap room: 96.8M

Targets in free agency

I picked these players on who I would potentially target in free agency and used the aid of Pro Football Focus' free agency tool. The OTC contract indicates the projected contract by the website overthecap.com. For the players who didn't receive an OTC projection, I offered my own projection. It's purely guess work on my part.

Players will be cut and others will be franchise tagged, so this list could look quite a bit different at this time next month.

QB - none

RB

Derrick Henry - current age 25.5.
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 11 mil per year, 25 mil guaranteed

Melvin Gordon - current age 26.7
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 7 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Wide receiver

Robby Anderson - current age 26.7
Projected OTC contract - 4 years, 13.3 mil per year, 28 mil guaranteed

Fullback - none

Tackle

Jack Conklin - current age 25.4
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 14 mil per year, 34 mil guaranteed

Anthony Castonzo - current age 31.4
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 13 mil per year, 17 mil guaranteed

Dennis Kelly - current age 30
My projected contract: 2 years, 5 mil per year, 4 mil guaranteed

Guard

Brandon Scherff - current age 28
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 14 mil per year, 35 mil guaranteed

Joe Thuney - current age 27.1
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 13.5 mil per year, 30.5 mil guaranteed

Graham Glasgow - current age 27.5
My projected contract: 4 years, 10 mil per year, 18 mil guaranteed

Center

Ted Karras - current age 26.8
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

EDGE

Arik Armstead - current age 26.1
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 17 mil per year, 45 mil guaranteed

Kyle Van Noy - current age 29.5
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 10.5 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Dante Fowler Jr. - current age 25.4
My projected contract: 4 years, 12 mil per year, 20 mil guaranteed

Shaq Lawson - current age 25.6
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

Emmanuel Ogbah - current age 26.2
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

Interior DL

Michael Pierce - current age 27.2
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 5 mil per year, 6.5 mil guaranteed

Shelby Harris - current age 28.4
My projected contract: 3 years, 8 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Danny Shelton - current age 26.4
My projected contract: 4 years, 6.5 mil per year, 12 mil guaranteed

LB

Joe Schoebert - age 26
My projected contract: 4 years, 12 mil per year, 28 mil guaranteed

CB

Logan Ryan - age 29
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 10.5 mil per year, 12.5 mil guaranteed

Trae Waynes - age 27.4
Projected OTC contract: 1 year, 7.5 mil, 6.5 mil guaranteed

Brian Poole - age 27.2
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 7.5 mil per year, 12.5 mil guaranteed

James Bradbury - age 26.4
My projected contract: 3 years, 8 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Safety

Anthony Harris - age 28.2
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 14.1 mil per year, 31 mil guaranteed

Justin Simmons - age 26.1
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 14.25 mil per year, 31.5 guaranteed

Jimmie Ward - age 28.5
Projected OTC contract: 2 years, 8 mil per year, 6 mil guaranteed

Karl Joseph - age 26.3
Projected OTC contract: 1 year, 4 mil per year, 1.5 mil guaranteed

Vonn Bell - age 25
My projected contract: 4 years, 6 mil per year, 14 mil guaranteed


Signings:

LG Joe Thuney - 5 years, 67.5M, 30.5 GTD, 10M first year cap hit
C Ted Karras - 3 years, 18M, 10M GTD, 5M first year cap hit
RG Graham Glasgow - 4 years, 40M, 18M GTD, 8M first year cap hit
LB/EDGE Kyle Van Noy - 3 years, 33M, 15M GTD, 10M first year cap hit
DL Shaq Lawson - 3 years, 18M, 8M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
DL Danny Shelton - 4 years, 26M, 12M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
CB Trae Waynes - 2 years, 12M, 6M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
CB Brian Poole - 3 years, 22.5M, 12.5M GTD, 7M first year cap hit
S Vonn Bell - 4 years, 24M, 14M GTD, 5M first year cap hit

33.8M remaining cap (estimated)

Draft needs remaining (in no order): QB, LT, RT, RB, EDGE, S, CB

I used the mock draft machine on The Draft Network for these selections. There's no guarantee that players will or won't be available at these slots, but I tried my best to be realistic.

Pick 5: Tua Tagovailoa, QB - Offers the most upside of any QB not named Joe Burrow, but health is by far his biggest concern.

Pick 18: Josh Jones, LT - Offers everything you want in a left tackle. Will need some refinement in terms of technique but he offers a high-upside player that can anchor the LT position for many years.

Pick 26: Xavier McKinney, S - My favorite safety in the class. He's an explosive athlete. He's lined up almost everywhere on the field. He's a multi-faceted player who can cover, blitz and tackle.

Pick 39: Zack Moss, RB - The running back that few people are talking about, but after JK Dobbins, offers the most upside IMO.

Pick 56: Bradlee Anae, EDGE - Had a great showing at the senior bowl and may not even last until this selection now. Offers skills as both a rusher and as a linebacker.

Pick 70: Darnay Holmes, CB - Another player who played pretty well at the senior bowl. Not a sure-fire day 1 starter but enough upside and talent to get on the field as a rookie.

Pick 142: James Proche, WR - A do-it-all receiver that won't wow you with athleticism but can be reliable.

Pick 153: Yasir Durant, iOL

Pick 162: Lamar Jackson, CB

Pick 165: AJ Dillon, RB

Pick 185: Harrison Bryant, TE

Pick 197: Lynn Bowden, WR/RB/Electricity

Pick 245: Tipa Galea’i, EDGE

Pick 250: Tanner Muse, S

Projected roster

QB: Fitzpatrick, Tua (R), Rosen
RB: Zack Moss (R), Laird, Dillon (R), Gaskin
FB: Cox
TE: Gesicki, Bryant (R), Smythe
WR: Devante Parker, Preston Williams, Isaiah Ford, Allen Hurns, James Proche (R), Jakeem Grant
LT: Josh Jones (R), Julien Davenport
LG: Joe Thuney (F), Michael Deiter
C: Ted Karras (F), Daniel Kilgore
RG: Graham Glasgow (F), Yasir Durant (R)
RT: Jesse Davis

25 players on offense

DL: Jon Ledbetter, Christian Wilkins, Davon Godchaux, Zach Sieler, Danny Shelton (F), John Jenkins, Gerald Willis

EDGE/LB: Shaq Lawson (F) , Bradlee Anae (R), Kyle Van Noy (F), Vince Biegel, Van Ginkel, Jerome Baker, Raekwon McMillan, Eguavoen, Trent Harris

DB: Xavien Howard, Nik Needham, Trae Waynes (F), Brian Poole (F), Darnay Holmes (R), Eric Rowe, Bobby McCain, Vonn Bell (F), Xavier McKinney (R), Lamar Jackson (R), Walt Aikens

25 players on defense

Special teams: K Jason Sanders, P Matt Haack, LS Taybor Pepper

EDIT: My dumb ass forgot to include specialists on the roster projection. Players in BOLD and underlined will off the roster in place of the 3 specialists.
 
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SCLSU Mud Dogs said:
I'll likely make changes to this list when we get closer to free agency and cuts/franchise tags are announced.

Cuts

Reshad Jones - 7.5 savings, 8 dead
Albert wilson - 9.5 savings, 1.3 dead

The Jones cut is pretty self explanatory. I think the Albert Wilson contract is too rich for what he offers. He'd be worth about half that on the open market.

Extensions/tenders

Isaiah Ford - 660k
Zack Sieler - 660k
Trent Harris - 585k
Vince Biegel - 2nd round tender, 3.3M
Matt Haack - original round tender, 2.1M

Biegel, Ford and Sieler showed more than enough to be brought back. Harris has potential and Haack, while not the greatest punter, has shown enough to stick around too.

Re-sign

John Jenkins - 1 year, 4M, 2.5M GTD
Walt Aikens - 2 years, 5M, 3M GTD, 2M first year cap hit

Aikens brings veteran leadership to the special teams unit and can play in a pinch. John Jenkins played much better than expected and earned himself a spot in the rotation.

Cap room: 96.8M

Targets in free agency

I picked these players on who I would potentially target in free agency and used the aid of Pro Football Focus' free agency tool. The OTC contract indicates the projected contract by the website overthecap.com. For the players who didn't receive an OTC projection, I offered my own projection. It's purely guess work on my part.

Players will be cut and others will be franchise tagged, so this list could look quite a bit different at this time next month.

QB - none

RB

Derrick Henry - current age 25.5.
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 11 mil per year, 25 mil guaranteed

Melvin Gordon - current age 26.7
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 7 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Wide receiver

Robby Anderson - current age 26.7
Projected OTC contract - 4 years, 13.3 mil per year, 28 mil guaranteed

Fullback - none

Tackle

Jack Conklin - current age 25.4
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 14 mil per year, 34 mil guaranteed

Anthony Castonzo - current age 31.4
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 13 mil per year, 17 mil guaranteed

Dennis Kelly - current age 30
My projected contract: 2 years, 5 mil per year, 4 mil guaranteed

Guard

Brandon Scherff - current age 28
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 14 mil per year, 35 mil guaranteed

Joe Thuney - current age 27.1
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 13.5 mil per year, 30.5 mil guaranteed

Graham Glasgow - current age 27.5
My projected contract: 4 years, 10 mil per year, 18 mil guaranteed

Center

Ted Karras - current age 26.8
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

EDGE

Arik Armstead - current age 26.1
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 17 mil per year, 45 mil guaranteed

Kyle Van Noy - current age 29.5
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 10.5 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Dante Fowler Jr. - current age 25.4
My projected contract: 4 years, 12 mil per year, 20 mil guaranteed

Shaq Lawson - current age 25.6
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

Emmanuel Ogbah - current age 26.2
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

Interior DL

Michael Pierce - current age 27.2
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 5 mil per year, 6.5 mil guaranteed

Shelby Harris - current age 28.4
My projected contract: 3 years, 8 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Danny Shelton - current age 26.4
My projected contract: 4 years, 6.5 mil per year, 12 mil guaranteed

LB

Joe Schoebert - age 26
My projected contract: 4 years, 12 mil per year, 28 mil guaranteed

CB

Logan Ryan - age 29
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 10.5 mil per year, 12.5 mil guaranteed

Trae Waynes - age 27.4
Projected OTC contract: 1 year, 7.5 mil, 6.5 mil guaranteed

Brian Poole - age 27.2
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 7.5 mil per year, 12.5 mil guaranteed

James Bradbury - age 26.4
My projected contract: 3 years, 8 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Safety

Anthony Harris - age 28.2
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 14.1 mil per year, 31 mil guaranteed

Justin Simmons - age 26.1
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 14.25 mil per year, 31.5 guaranteed

Jimmie Ward - age 28.5
Projected OTC contract: 2 years, 8 mil per year, 6 mil guaranteed

Karl Joseph - age 26.3
Projected OTC contract: 1 year, 4 mil per year, 1.5 mil guaranteed

Vonn Bell - age 25
My projected contract: 4 years, 6 mil per year, 14 mil guaranteed


Signings:

LG Joe Thuney - 5 years, 67.5M, 30.5 GTD, 10M first year cap hit
C Ted Karras - 3 years, 18M, 10M GTD, 5M first year cap hit
RG Graham Glasgow - 4 years, 40M, 18M GTD, 8M first year cap hit
LB/EDGE Kyle Van Noy - 3 years, 33M, 15M GTD, 10M first year cap hit
DL Shaq Lawson - 3 years, 18M, 8M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
DL Danny Shelton - 4 years, 26M, 12M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
CB Trae Waynes - 2 years, 12M, 6M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
CB Brian Poole - 3 years, 22.5M, 12.5M GTD, 7M first year cap hit
S Vonn Bell - 4 years, 24M, 14M GTD, 5M first year cap hit

33.8M remaining cap (estimated)

Draft needs remaining (in no order): QB, LT, RT, RB, EDGE, S, CB

I used the mock draft machine on The Draft Network for these selections. There's no guarantee that players will or won't be available at these slots, but I tried my best to be realistic.

Pick 5: Tua Tagovailoa, QB - Offers the most upside of any QB not named Joe Burrow, but health is by far his biggest concern.

Pick 18: Josh Jones, LT - Offers everything you want in a left tackle. Will need some refinement in terms of technique but he offers a high-upside player that can anchor the LT position for many years.

Pick 26: Xavier McKinney, S - My favorite safety in the class. He's an explosive athlete. He's lined up almost everywhere on the field. He's a multi-faceted player who can cover, blitz and tackle.

Pick 39: Zack Moss, RB - The running back that few people are talking about, but after JK Dobbins, offers the most upside IMO.

Pick 56: Bradlee Anae, EDGE - Had a great showing at the senior bowl and may not even last until this selection now. Offers skills as both a rusher and as a linebacker.

Pick 70: Darnay Holmes, CB - Another player who played pretty well at the senior bowl. Not a sure-fire day 1 starter but enough upside and talent to get on the field as a rookie.

Pick 142: James Proche, WR - A do-it-all receiver that won't wow you with athleticism but can be reliable.

Pick 153: Yasir Durant, iOL

Pick 162: Lamar Jackson, CB

Pick 165: AJ Dillon, RB

Pick 185: Harrison Bryant, TE

Pick 197: Lynn Bowden, WR/RB/Electricity

Pick 245: Tipa Galea’i, EDGE

Pick 250: Tanner Muse, S

Projected roster

QB: Fitzpatrick, Tua (R), Rosen
RB: Zack Moss (R), Laird, Dillon (R), Gaskin
FB: Cox
TE: Gesicki, Bryant (R), Smythe
WR: Devante Parker, Preston Williams, Isaiah Ford, Allen Hurns, James Proche (R), Jakeem Grant
LT: Josh Jones (R), Julien Davenport
LG: Joe Thuney (F), Michael Deiter
C: Ted Karras (F), Daniel Kilgore
RG: Graham Glasgow (F), Yasir Durant (R)
RT: Jesse Davis

26 players on offense

DL: Jon Ledbetter, Christian Wilkins, Davon Godchaux, Zach Sieler, Danny Shelton (F), John Jenkins, Gerald Willis

EDGE/LB: Shaq Lawson (F) , Bradlee Anae (R), Kyle Van Noy (F), Vince Biegel, Van Ginkel, Jerome Baker, Raekwon McMillan, Eguavoen, Trent Harris

DB: Xavien Howard, Nik Needham, Trae Waynes (F), Brian Poole (F), Darnay Holmes (R), Eric Rowe, Bobby McCain, Vonn Bell (F), Xavier McKinney (R), Lamar Jackson (R), Walt Aikens

27 players on defense
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Solid plan. Thanks for taking the time to do this. I would keep Albert Wilson, though. He just started rounding back to form at the end of the year. He adds an explosive element to the offense.
 
Looks like a lot of nice work. liked your FA list, wouldn’t go there for CB or S. Might like to take my chances in the draft. Liked your draft to, maybe would have gone a different way with the first RB pic but Dillon at 165 is an awesome back (small bulldozer) might have liked Johnathan Taylor a bit there at 39. Haven’t checked much into Bradlee Anae, but oh yes has some good numbers has improved every year since 2016. I will check out some of his game tape,thanks. Overall nice post.
 
I like your plan. The only thing I question, are your drafting Zack Moss with our first of two second round picks ahead of Deandre Swift, Jonathan Taylor and J.K. Dobbins? If so, I'm not so sure about that one, especially drafting before Swift and Taylor. Overall great job though!
 
Good plan. Bowden will go before round 3, long before where you projected. i would also draft a rb in that range, but much prefer Edwards Helaire, and Akers. I would target Perine late as well. I would also be looking at IOL more closely rd 3-4. Guys like Hennessy, Ruiz, bredenson, Lemieux and my favorite Logan Sternberg
Also am not a big fan of Proche would prefer Duvernay/Mims/Bryan Edwards and my favorite Bowden who i would take in rd 2 and play slot and return all kicks.
 
SCLSU Mud Dogs said:
I'll likely make changes to this list when we get closer to free agency and cuts/franchise tags are announced.

Cuts

Reshad Jones - 7.5 savings, 8 dead
Albert wilson - 9.5 savings, 1.3 dead

The Jones cut is pretty self explanatory. I think the Albert Wilson contract is too rich for what he offers. He'd be worth about half that on the open market.

Extensions/tenders

Isaiah Ford - 660k
Zack Sieler - 660k
Trent Harris - 585k
Vince Biegel - 2nd round tender, 3.3M
Matt Haack - original round tender, 2.1M

Biegel, Ford and Sieler showed more than enough to be brought back. Harris has potential and Haack, while not the greatest punter, has shown enough to stick around too.

Re-sign

John Jenkins - 1 year, 4M, 2.5M GTD
Walt Aikens - 2 years, 5M, 3M GTD, 2M first year cap hit

Aikens brings veteran leadership to the special teams unit and can play in a pinch. John Jenkins played much better than expected and earned himself a spot in the rotation.

Cap room: 96.8M

Targets in free agency

I picked these players on who I would potentially target in free agency and used the aid of Pro Football Focus' free agency tool. The OTC contract indicates the projected contract by the website overthecap.com. For the players who didn't receive an OTC projection, I offered my own projection. It's purely guess work on my part.

Players will be cut and others will be franchise tagged, so this list could look quite a bit different at this time next month.

QB - none

RB

Derrick Henry - current age 25.5.
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 11 mil per year, 25 mil guaranteed

Melvin Gordon - current age 26.7
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 7 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Wide receiver

Robby Anderson - current age 26.7
Projected OTC contract - 4 years, 13.3 mil per year, 28 mil guaranteed

Fullback - none

Tackle

Jack Conklin - current age 25.4
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 14 mil per year, 34 mil guaranteed

Anthony Castonzo - current age 31.4
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 13 mil per year, 17 mil guaranteed

Dennis Kelly - current age 30
My projected contract: 2 years, 5 mil per year, 4 mil guaranteed

Guard

Brandon Scherff - current age 28
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 14 mil per year, 35 mil guaranteed

Joe Thuney - current age 27.1
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 13.5 mil per year, 30.5 mil guaranteed

Graham Glasgow - current age 27.5
My projected contract: 4 years, 10 mil per year, 18 mil guaranteed

Center

Ted Karras - current age 26.8
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

EDGE

Arik Armstead - current age 26.1
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 17 mil per year, 45 mil guaranteed

Kyle Van Noy - current age 29.5
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 10.5 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Dante Fowler Jr. - current age 25.4
My projected contract: 4 years, 12 mil per year, 20 mil guaranteed

Shaq Lawson - current age 25.6
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

Emmanuel Ogbah - current age 26.2
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

Interior DL

Michael Pierce - current age 27.2
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 5 mil per year, 6.5 mil guaranteed

Shelby Harris - current age 28.4
My projected contract: 3 years, 8 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Danny Shelton - current age 26.4
My projected contract: 4 years, 6.5 mil per year, 12 mil guaranteed

LB

Joe Schoebert - age 26
My projected contract: 4 years, 12 mil per year, 28 mil guaranteed

CB

Logan Ryan - age 29
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 10.5 mil per year, 12.5 mil guaranteed

Trae Waynes - age 27.4
Projected OTC contract: 1 year, 7.5 mil, 6.5 mil guaranteed

Brian Poole - age 27.2
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 7.5 mil per year, 12.5 mil guaranteed

James Bradbury - age 26.4
My projected contract: 3 years, 8 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Safety

Anthony Harris - age 28.2
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 14.1 mil per year, 31 mil guaranteed

Justin Simmons - age 26.1
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 14.25 mil per year, 31.5 guaranteed

Jimmie Ward - age 28.5
Projected OTC contract: 2 years, 8 mil per year, 6 mil guaranteed

Karl Joseph - age 26.3
Projected OTC contract: 1 year, 4 mil per year, 1.5 mil guaranteed

Vonn Bell - age 25
My projected contract: 4 years, 6 mil per year, 14 mil guaranteed


Signings:

LG Joe Thuney - 5 years, 67.5M, 30.5 GTD, 10M first year cap hit
C Ted Karras - 3 years, 18M, 10M GTD, 5M first year cap hit
RG Graham Glasgow - 4 years, 40M, 18M GTD, 8M first year cap hit
LB/EDGE Kyle Van Noy - 3 years, 33M, 15M GTD, 10M first year cap hit
DL Shaq Lawson - 3 years, 18M, 8M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
DL Danny Shelton - 4 years, 26M, 12M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
CB Trae Waynes - 2 years, 12M, 6M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
CB Brian Poole - 3 years, 22.5M, 12.5M GTD, 7M first year cap hit
S Vonn Bell - 4 years, 24M, 14M GTD, 5M first year cap hit

33.8M remaining cap (estimated)

Draft needs remaining (in no order): QB, LT, RT, RB, EDGE, S, CB

I used the mock draft machine on The Draft Network for these selections. There's no guarantee that players will or won't be available at these slots, but I tried my best to be realistic.

Pick 5: Tua Tagovailoa, QB - Offers the most upside of any QB not named Joe Burrow, but health is by far his biggest concern.

Pick 18: Josh Jones, LT - Offers everything you want in a left tackle. Will need some refinement in terms of technique but he offers a high-upside player that can anchor the LT position for many years.

Pick 26: Xavier McKinney, S - My favorite safety in the class. He's an explosive athlete. He's lined up almost everywhere on the field. He's a multi-faceted player who can cover, blitz and tackle.

Pick 39: Zack Moss, RB - The running back that few people are talking about, but after JK Dobbins, offers the most upside IMO.

Pick 56: Bradlee Anae, EDGE - Had a great showing at the senior bowl and may not even last until this selection now. Offers skills as both a rusher and as a linebacker.

Pick 70: Darnay Holmes, CB - Another player who played pretty well at the senior bowl. Not a sure-fire day 1 starter but enough upside and talent to get on the field as a rookie.

Pick 142: James Proche, WR - A do-it-all receiver that won't wow you with athleticism but can be reliable.

Pick 153: Yasir Durant, iOL

Pick 162: Lamar Jackson, CB

Pick 165: AJ Dillon, RB

Pick 185: Harrison Bryant, TE

Pick 197: Lynn Bowden, WR/RB/Electricity

Pick 245: Tipa Galea’i, EDGE

Pick 250: Tanner Muse, S

Projected roster

QB: Fitzpatrick, Tua (R), Rosen
RB: Zack Moss (R), Laird, Dillon (R), Gaskin
FB: Cox
TE: Gesicki, Bryant (R), Smythe
WR: Devante Parker, Preston Williams, Isaiah Ford, Allen Hurns, James Proche (R), Jakeem Grant
LT: Josh Jones (R), Julien Davenport
LG: Joe Thuney (F), Michael Deiter
C: Ted Karras (F), Daniel Kilgore
RG: Graham Glasgow (F), Yasir Durant (R)
RT: Jesse Davis

26 players on offense

DL: Jon Ledbetter, Christian Wilkins, Davon Godchaux, Zach Sieler, Danny Shelton (F), John Jenkins, Gerald Willis

EDGE/LB: Shaq Lawson (F) , Bradlee Anae (R), Kyle Van Noy (F), Vince Biegel, Van Ginkel, Jerome Baker, Raekwon McMillan, Eguavoen, Trent Harris

DB: Xavien Howard, Nik Needham, Trae Waynes (F), Brian Poole (F), Darnay Holmes (R), Eric Rowe, Bobby McCain, Vonn Bell (F), Xavier McKinney (R), Lamar Jackson (R), Walt Aikens

27 players on defense
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Great post! That must've taken alot of time and effort.

I really like how you went about it. Granted I dont follow college prospects much, the only thing I would change about your draft is at pick 39, from all accounts, this is a very nice WR class and I'd like to get value there before the huge black hole between pick 70 and 142. Im not as confident as most in the Fins WRs especially with Wilson one year removed from FA. Edit: Just realized that you actually cut Wilson, in that case I like WR at #39 even more.

Thank you!
 
SCLSU Mud Dogs said:
I'll likely make changes to this list when we get closer to free agency and cuts/franchise tags are announced.

Cuts

Reshad Jones - 7.5 savings, 8 dead
Albert wilson - 9.5 savings, 1.3 dead

The Jones cut is pretty self explanatory. I think the Albert Wilson contract is too rich for what he offers. He'd be worth about half that on the open market.

Extensions/tenders

Isaiah Ford - 660k
Zack Sieler - 660k
Trent Harris - 585k
Vince Biegel - 2nd round tender, 3.3M
Matt Haack - original round tender, 2.1M

Biegel, Ford and Sieler showed more than enough to be brought back. Harris has potential and Haack, while not the greatest punter, has shown enough to stick around too.

Re-sign

John Jenkins - 1 year, 4M, 2.5M GTD
Walt Aikens - 2 years, 5M, 3M GTD, 2M first year cap hit

Aikens brings veteran leadership to the special teams unit and can play in a pinch. John Jenkins played much better than expected and earned himself a spot in the rotation.

Cap room: 96.8M

Targets in free agency

I picked these players on who I would potentially target in free agency and used the aid of Pro Football Focus' free agency tool. The OTC contract indicates the projected contract by the website overthecap.com. For the players who didn't receive an OTC projection, I offered my own projection. It's purely guess work on my part.

Players will be cut and others will be franchise tagged, so this list could look quite a bit different at this time next month.

QB - none

RB

Derrick Henry - current age 25.5.
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 11 mil per year, 25 mil guaranteed

Melvin Gordon - current age 26.7
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 7 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Wide receiver

Robby Anderson - current age 26.7
Projected OTC contract - 4 years, 13.3 mil per year, 28 mil guaranteed

Fullback - none

Tackle

Jack Conklin - current age 25.4
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 14 mil per year, 34 mil guaranteed

Anthony Castonzo - current age 31.4
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 13 mil per year, 17 mil guaranteed

Dennis Kelly - current age 30
My projected contract: 2 years, 5 mil per year, 4 mil guaranteed

Guard

Brandon Scherff - current age 28
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 14 mil per year, 35 mil guaranteed

Joe Thuney - current age 27.1
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 13.5 mil per year, 30.5 mil guaranteed

Graham Glasgow - current age 27.5
My projected contract: 4 years, 10 mil per year, 18 mil guaranteed

Center

Ted Karras - current age 26.8
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

EDGE

Arik Armstead - current age 26.1
Projected OTC contract: 5 years, 17 mil per year, 45 mil guaranteed

Kyle Van Noy - current age 29.5
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 10.5 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Dante Fowler Jr. - current age 25.4
My projected contract: 4 years, 12 mil per year, 20 mil guaranteed

Shaq Lawson - current age 25.6
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

Emmanuel Ogbah - current age 26.2
My projected contract: 3 years, 6 mil per year, 10 mil guaranteed

Interior DL

Michael Pierce - current age 27.2
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 5 mil per year, 6.5 mil guaranteed

Shelby Harris - current age 28.4
My projected contract: 3 years, 8 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Danny Shelton - current age 26.4
My projected contract: 4 years, 6.5 mil per year, 12 mil guaranteed

LB

Joe Schoebert - age 26
My projected contract: 4 years, 12 mil per year, 28 mil guaranteed

CB

Logan Ryan - age 29
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 10.5 mil per year, 12.5 mil guaranteed

Trae Waynes - age 27.4
Projected OTC contract: 1 year, 7.5 mil, 6.5 mil guaranteed

Brian Poole - age 27.2
Projected OTC contract: 3 years, 7.5 mil per year, 12.5 mil guaranteed

James Bradbury - age 26.4
My projected contract: 3 years, 8 mil per year, 15 mil guaranteed

Safety

Anthony Harris - age 28.2
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 14.1 mil per year, 31 mil guaranteed

Justin Simmons - age 26.1
Projected OTC contract: 4 years, 14.25 mil per year, 31.5 guaranteed

Jimmie Ward - age 28.5
Projected OTC contract: 2 years, 8 mil per year, 6 mil guaranteed

Karl Joseph - age 26.3
Projected OTC contract: 1 year, 4 mil per year, 1.5 mil guaranteed

Vonn Bell - age 25
My projected contract: 4 years, 6 mil per year, 14 mil guaranteed


Signings:

LG Joe Thuney - 5 years, 67.5M, 30.5 GTD, 10M first year cap hit
C Ted Karras - 3 years, 18M, 10M GTD, 5M first year cap hit
RG Graham Glasgow - 4 years, 40M, 18M GTD, 8M first year cap hit
LB/EDGE Kyle Van Noy - 3 years, 33M, 15M GTD, 10M first year cap hit
DL Shaq Lawson - 3 years, 18M, 8M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
DL Danny Shelton - 4 years, 26M, 12M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
CB Trae Waynes - 2 years, 12M, 6M GTD, 6M first year cap hit
CB Brian Poole - 3 years, 22.5M, 12.5M GTD, 7M first year cap hit
S Vonn Bell - 4 years, 24M, 14M GTD, 5M first year cap hit

33.8M remaining cap (estimated)

Draft needs remaining (in no order): QB, LT, RT, RB, EDGE, S, CB

I used the mock draft machine on The Draft Network for these selections. There's no guarantee that players will or won't be available at these slots, but I tried my best to be realistic.

Pick 5: Tua Tagovailoa, QB - Offers the most upside of any QB not named Joe Burrow, but health is by far his biggest concern.

Pick 18: Josh Jones, LT - Offers everything you want in a left tackle. Will need some refinement in terms of technique but he offers a high-upside player that can anchor the LT position for many years.

Pick 26: Xavier McKinney, S - My favorite safety in the class. He's an explosive athlete. He's lined up almost everywhere on the field. He's a multi-faceted player who can cover, blitz and tackle.

Pick 39: Zack Moss, RB - The running back that few people are talking about, but after JK Dobbins, offers the most upside IMO.

Pick 56: Bradlee Anae, EDGE - Had a great showing at the senior bowl and may not even last until this selection now. Offers skills as both a rusher and as a linebacker.

Pick 70: Darnay Holmes, CB - Another player who played pretty well at the senior bowl. Not a sure-fire day 1 starter but enough upside and talent to get on the field as a rookie.

Pick 142: James Proche, WR - A do-it-all receiver that won't wow you with athleticism but can be reliable.

Pick 153: Yasir Durant, iOL

Pick 162: Lamar Jackson, CB

Pick 165: AJ Dillon, RB

Pick 185: Harrison Bryant, TE

Pick 197: Lynn Bowden, WR/RB/Electricity

Pick 245: Tipa Galea’i, EDGE

Pick 250: Tanner Muse, S

Projected roster

QB: Fitzpatrick, Tua (R), Rosen
RB: Zack Moss (R), Laird, Dillon (R), Gaskin
FB: Cox
TE: Gesicki, Bryant (R), Smythe
WR: Devante Parker, Preston Williams, Isaiah Ford, Allen Hurns, James Proche (R), Jakeem Grant
LT: Josh Jones (R), Julien Davenport
LG: Joe Thuney (F), Michael Deiter
C: Ted Karras (F), Daniel Kilgore
RG: Graham Glasgow (F), Yasir Durant (R)
RT: Jesse Davis

26 players on offense

DL: Jon Ledbetter, Christian Wilkins, Davon Godchaux, Zach Sieler, Danny Shelton (F), John Jenkins, Gerald Willis

EDGE/LB: Shaq Lawson (F) , Bradlee Anae (R), Kyle Van Noy (F), Vince Biegel, Van Ginkel, Jerome Baker, Raekwon McMillan, Eguavoen, Trent Harris

DB: Xavien Howard, Nik Needham, Trae Waynes (F), Brian Poole (F), Darnay Holmes (R), Eric Rowe, Bobby McCain, Vonn Bell (F), Xavier McKinney (R), Lamar Jackson (R), Walt Aikens

27 players on defense
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Very nice work here Jason. I'd probably go a bit different in a few spots but very good work and effort.
 
Eesti said:
Nice work. I have been wanting to do this but haven't gotten around to it yet. I see you have 53 players but did you figure in the LS, K & P?
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Yeahhhh I knew I was missing something lmao, good catch
 
Very nice work man, you pretty much have all my targets that I 've been thinking about lately:

Melvin Gordon- Instant producer at RB to go along with our Wrs
Robbie Anderson- If we do part ways with Wilson, adding a deep threat would provide something different to the group
Karl Joseph- Hard hitting safety to replace Jones if we do go that route, although I do want Jones to restructure and still be a part of this team.
 
Whatever happened to Aaron Lynch? His play during his SF days makes me intrigued, but stat wise was very lackluster with Chicago.
 
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