2013 53 man roster analysis and predictions

[Yatagarasu]

With the draft in the books and the new UDFA class being called, I updated the previous roster. I hope we see the roster and see what type of moves will be made in the ongoing offseason and all.

 

Topic URL:

http://boards.baltimoreravens.com/topic/52539-2013-53-man-roster-pre-draft/

 

Roster Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Baltimore_Ravens_roster

 

 

Black = Key Players
Green = Potential Players
Purple = Draftees
Red = Bubble Players

Blue = UDFA

QB:(2+0+0+1+0) (3)
Joe Flacco
Tyrod Taylor
Caleb Hanie

 

RB:(3+1+1+2+0) (7)
Ray Rice
Benard Pierce
Vonta Leach - FB

Kyle Juszczyk - H-Back / Blocking TE
Anthony Allen
Damien Berry
Bobby Rainey
Lonyae Miller

Ray Holley

 

WR:(2+2+1+4+4) (13)
Torrey Smith
Jacoby Jones
Tandon Doss
David Reed
Aaron Mellette

Deonte Thompson
LaQuan Williams
Tommy Streeter

Marcus Rivers

Gerrard Shepard

Omarius Hines

Marlon Brown

Rashaad Carter

Tori Gurley

Trent Steelman (Converted WR from QB)

 

TE:(2+0+0+1+0) (4)
Dennis Pitta
Ed Dickson
Alex Silvestro

Matt Furstenberg

Steve Watson

Murphy Halloway'

EJ Dewery

 

OL:(6+2+2+4+3) (17)

Bryant McKinnie - LT
Kelechi Osemele - OG/OT
Gino Gradkowski - OC

Marshal Yanda - RG
Michael Oher - OT

A.Q. Shipley - OC
Jah Reid - OG/OT

Ricky Wagner - OG/OT
Ramon Harewood - OG/OT
Ryan Jensen - OC
Jack Cornell - OT
Reggie Stephens - OG
Antoine McClain - OG
David Mims - OT

Rogers Gaines - OT

Jordan Devey - OL

Joe Unga - OT

Jeff Braun - OG

 

DL:(4+1+2+1+1) (10)
Haloti Ngata
Arthur Jones
Chris Canty

Brandon Williams
Marcus Spears

DeAngelo Tyson

Kapron Lewis-Moore (PUP Candidate)
Terrence Cody

Will Pericak

Cody Larsen

Swanson Miller

 

LB:(4+3+2+6+2) (17)
Terrell Suggs - OLB/DE
Elvis Dumervil - OLB/DE
Courtney Upshaw - OLB/DE

Pernell McPhee - OLB/DE

Arthur Brown - ILB
Jameel McClain - ILB
Albert McClellan - ILB
John Simon - OLB
Josh Bynes - ILB

Daryl Smith - ILB

Bryan Hall - ILB
Adrian Hamilton - OLB
Nigel Carr - ILB
Spencer Adkins - OLB
D.J. Bryant - OLB/ILB

Brandon Copeland - OLB/DE

Meshak Williams - OLB/DE

Michael McAdoo - OLB

Rolando McClain - ILB  (Retired)

 

CB: (5+0+1+1+1) (8)
Lardarius Webb
Jimmy Smith
Corey Graham
Chykie Brown
Asa Jackson
Marc Anthony
Chris Johnson

Moe Lee

 

Safety: (2+1+1+2+2) (8)
Michael Huff - FS

Matt Elam - SS
James Ihedigbo - SS

Omar Brown - FS

Christian Thompson - FS (4 Game Suspension)

Anthony Levine - FS

Gary Walker - FS

Brynden Trawick - SS

Emanuel Cook

Jose Cheeseborough

 

Special Teams: (3)
K: Justin Tucker
P: Sam Koch
LS: Morgan Cox

Total Players:

Key Players (Black): 33

Potential Players (Green): 10

Borderline Roster Players (Red): 22

Draft Picks (Currently): 10

 

Undrafted Free Agents Players (Blue): 15

Total Players for Training Camp (Limit: 90 with restrictions): 90 total players

Open Spots for 53 Man Roster (Without Potential): 20 spots

Open Spots for 53 Man Roster (With Potential): 10 spots

 

Open Spots for 53 Man Roster (With Potential & Draftees): 0 spot

 

Open Spots for 53 Man Roster (With Above and PUP/Susp. Included): 2 spots

 

Conclusion:

Ozzie went true to his word that he was investing this draft to fix the middle of the defense by getting Matt Elam, Arthur Brown, and Brandon Williams with the first three picks. Also, Ozzie took advantage of the deep talent depth of the trenches by getting more players for the front seven and the offensive line. The 10 draft picks were wisely distributed to fill up the depths for most of the positions. The wild card from this draft I believe will be Kyle Jusczcyk who has the potential to fill the blocking TE spot and the FB, since we didn't address any TEs from the draft. Also, UDFA have some potential gems especially for the offensive line and tight end positions.

[mgridda]

Good topic.

 

But, JUICE CHECK! goes out wide in the slot and catches quite a few passes for Harvard. Or, he did. And he's quite a damn good down-the-field receiver. 

 

 

The biggest  knock on him is he went to Harvard. Had he done all that in the SEC he'd have gone in the 1st round. But, he didn't. He did it against ivy league competition, so we'll see....

[Ravenseconbeast]

i would put jah reid in the bubble

 

his production on field matches oniel cousins minus staying healthy

[Ravenseconbeast]

and ramon harewood...same story with reid

[Gordo52]

Our DL is so nasty

[Gordo52]

I saw on espn that juice check (lol) was listed just as TE. I love what he brings though, I think he'll be a popular name mid season next year. As soon as people learn how to pronounce it lol

[Yatagarasu]

and ramon harewood...same story with reid

i would put jah reid in the bubble

 

his production on field matches oniel cousins minus staying healthy

 

 

We usually carry 8-9 OLmen, so there's a good chance they might stay on the roster for depth purpose.

 

We drafted Jah Reid with a 3rd Rounder and it's his time to shine now that we have to fill a OT spot.

 

We drafted him to man the RT.

 

However, that means we have to try Oher, KO, or someone else to man the LT.

 

Ricky Wagner has ups and downs, but his pedigree as a Wisconsin mauler could help him to move up the depth chart.

[Yatagarasu]

Our DL is so nasty

 

Yeah I feel our DL will be an asset again after being pushed around last year.

[Ravenseconbeast]

i just don't see the reason to keep jah reid or harewood when they couldn't stay healthy even for quarter of a season their whole NFL career.   

 

Putting stock on either of them is risky.   Likelihood of them having a lengthy career is probably slim.

[Gordo52]

Wouldn't McPhee belong in the LB section now?

[Yatagarasu]

i just don't see the reason to keep jah reid or harewood when they couldn't stay healthy even for quarter of a season their whole NFL career.   

 

Putting stock on either of them is risky.   Likelihood of them having a lengthy career is probably slim.

 

Yeah, that's true, but we are very thin on the OL Depth.

 

Let's say you don't want Reid or Harewood. That will leave us with 6 possible OL, with 5 starters. That means Ozzie has to fill the depth with either UDFA or Free agents. So my money says we keep Reid and Harewood cause of them knowing the system. Reid was a former 3rd rounder, so it's his season to shine, or be consider a bust.

 

Michael Oher - OT
Marshal Yanda - RG
Kelechi Osemele - OG/OT
Gino Gradkowski - OC

Ricky Wagner - OG/OT

Ryan Jensen - OC

[Yatagarasu]

Wouldn't McPhee belong in the LB section now?

 

He's still a hybrid where he will move around the DE,OLB, Nickel DT.

 

Dean plans to make all the players learn multiple positions so they can find their strong suit and keep the best players on the field and not go to the sideline due to scheme-defiency.

[T3hRaven]

It still infuriates me that David Reed is on this roster and they paid him all that money he didn't earn or deserve.

[Cville-Raven]

I think there is some gray area with some of the draftees, being that Elam and Brown will both most likely be key players next year.

[wademan2636]

i really hope cody gets cut.  also, i think we're only gonna keep either reid or harewood, not both.  one of them will end up being cut.  they are too similar and neither can play LT, so they're basically the odd men out.  at least osemele and oher can somewhat play LT and wagner has experience as well.  

 

i also see asa jackson getting a bigger role with chykie on the roster bubble.  even though chykie was a decent performer last year, asa is younger, more athletic, and more versatile.  chykie was a 25 year old rookie who doesnt tackle well and struggles against bigger receivers.  

 

also, jameel might be on the roster bubble as well.  he is coming off the bad injury and we may cut him due to the amount of money we owe him, which he isnt worth.  plus, he wasnt very good last year, so he probably wont start anyways.  if rolando doesnt claim a starting role (which i think he's capable of), i could easily see bynes or mcclellan landing that job.  that would put jameel on the roster bubble.

 

quick note:  ozzie has been known to fill holes (especially LT) at the last minute.  therefore, if we sign someone like mckinnie right before training camp, there will probably be an expanded bubble.

[rmw10]

Reanalyzed on page 2.

[DrPurple]

Here's my rundown, based on the roster right now.

 

QB (2): Joe Flacco, Tyrod Taylor

RB (3): Ray Rice, Bernard Pierce, Anthony Allen

FB (1): Vonta Leach

WR (6): Torrey Smith, Jacoby Jones, Tandon Doss, David Reed, Deonte Thompson, Aaron Mellette

TE (3): Dennis Pitta, Ed Dickson, Kyle Juszczyk

OL (9): Kelechi Osemele, Gino Gradkowski, Marshal Yanda, Michael Oher, Ricky Wagner, Ryan Jensen, Jah Reid, Ramon Harewood, Veteran C/OT

 

DL (7): Haloti Ngata, Chris Canty, Arthur Jones, Pernell McPhee, Marcus Spears, Brandon Williams, DeAngelo Tyson

ILB (4): Arthur Brown, Jameel McClain, Rolando McClain, Josh Bynes

OLB (5): Terrell Suggs, Elvis Dumervil, Courtney Upshaw, John Simon, Albert McClellan

CB (6): Lardarius Webb, Jimmy Smith, Corey Graham, Chykie Brown, Asa Jackson, Marc Anthony

S (4): Michael Huff, Matt Elam, James Ihedigbo, Omar Brown

 

ST (3): Justin Tucker, Sam Koch, Morgan Cox

 

 

Now, I added in a vet C/OT on the line because I just can't see the Ravens going in with that much inexperience as the backups.

 

These guys just missed the cut and could make the roster in place of some other people, but this is my sense as of now:

Tommy Streeter, LaQuan Williams, Terrence Cody, Chris Johnson

OL - I'm putting in McKinnie for one more year while I think Reid is waived.

[GrimCoconut]

I'll make some predictions while I am at it: 

 

QB: Flacco, Taylor (2)

RB: Rice, Pierce, Allen (3)

TE: Pitta, Dickson, Juszczyk, Furstenburg (4)

WR: Smith, Jones, Doss, Reed, Streeter, Thompson (6)

OL: Oher, Osemele, Gradkowski, Yanda, Wagner, Jensen, Reid, Harewood (8)

K: Tucker (1)

LS: Cox (1)

Total Offensive Players: 25

 

DL: Ngata, Canty, Jones, McPhee, Spears, Williams, Tyson (7)

ILB: Brown, R. McClain, Bynes, Hall, McClellan (5)

OLB: Suggs, Dumervil, Upshaw, McAdoo, Simon (5) 

CB: Webb, Smith, Graham, Brown, Jackson (5)

S: Huff, Elam, Brown, Levine, Ihedigbo* (May be replaced with Thompson returns from suspension) (5)

P: Koch (1) 

Total Defensive Players: 28

 

Now you may wonder why I have 5 safeties & 5 corners. Huff can play CB. If there's an injury, he moves over. That simple. I think we will see 5 safeties make this team. I'm sure of it. I didn't include my man Jordan Devey (I think he may very well make the roster) or Jack Cornell, who I like a lot. But other than that, I like my guess here. 

 

BTW, I think it's awesome we can have three Browns on the field, lol. Arthur Brown, Chykie Brown, Omar Brown. Hahaha. 

[rmw10]

I'll make some predictions while I am at it: 

 

QB: Flacco, Taylor (2)

RB: Rice, Pierce, Allen (3)

TE: Pitta, Dickson, Juszczyk, Furstenburg (4)

WR: Smith, Jones, Doss, Reed, Streeter, Thompson (6)

OL: Oher, Osemele, Gradkowski, Yanda, Wagner, Jensen, Reid, Harewood (8)

K: Tucker (1)

LS: Cox (1)

Total Offensive Players: 25

 

DL: Ngata, Canty, Jones, McPhee, Spears, Williams, Tyson (7)

ILB: Brown, R. McClain, Bynes, Hall, McClellan (5)

OLB: Suggs, Dumervil, Upshaw, McAdoo, Simon (5) 

CB: Webb, Smith, Graham, Brown, Jackson (5)

S: Huff, Elam, Brown, Levine, Ihedigbo* (May be replaced with Thompson returns from suspension) (5)

P: Koch (1) 

Total Defensive Players: 28

 

Now you may wonder why I have 5 safeties & 5 corners. Huff can play CB. If there's an injury, he moves over. That simple. I think we will see 5 safeties make this team. I'm sure of it. I didn't include my man Jordan Devey (I think he may very well make the roster) or Jack Cornell, who I like a lot. But other than that, I like my guess here. 

 

BTW, I think it's awesome we can have three Browns on the field, lol. Arthur Brown, Chykie Brown, Omar Brown. Hahaha. 

 

What I noticed:

 

1. No Vonta Leach.  Does it really make sense to cut him if we don't need the cap?  I guess I just don't see any reason to cut him since we should be able to get a vet OL and maybe another position once Pollard comes off the books in June.

 

2. Offensive line.  I just can't see us going in with only 3 backups, all of which would be incredibly inexperienced.  I don't know if you're projecting FA signings or not, but I think a vet definitely has to come in.

 

3. Bryan Hall.  He's still PS eligible and learning the position.  I wouldn't be surprised if we gave him a year on the PS to fully learn the position.

 

4. Mike McAdoo.  Maybe it's just me but I've never been impressed with him, although there is very little to base this off of.  I guess I just can't see this one happening.

 

 

But hey, those are just my thoughts and a few things I found interesting about your roster.  I'm assuming you think Mellette will be the IR candidate of the year?  Also, Jameel is cut?

[GrimCoconut]

What I noticed:

 

1. No Vonta Leach.  Does it really make sense to cut him if we don't need the cap?  I guess I just don't see any reason to cut him since we should be able to get a vet OL and maybe another position once Pollard comes off the books in June.

 

2. Offensive line.  I just can't see us going in with only 3 backups, all of which would be incredibly inexperienced.  I don't know if you're projecting FA signings or not, but I think a vet definitely has to come in.

 

3. Bryan Hall.  He's still PS eligible and learning the position.  I wouldn't be surprised if we gave him a year on the PS to fully learn the position.

 

4. Mike McAdoo.  Maybe it's just me but I've never been impressed with him, although there is very little to base this off of.  I guess I just can't see this one happening.

 

 

But hey, those are just my thoughts and a few things I found interesting about your roster.  I'm assuming you think Mellette will be the IR candidate of the year?  Also, Jameel is cut?

I wanted to gamble with Hall. With McAdoo, there seems to be something keeping him around this place. I don't know what, but I think we are going to try to get something out of him this year. His Achilles was unfortunate. I think his rookie year was a RS season, TBH. He actually reminds me of a less polished Ziggy Ansah, lmao. I know that has to be crazy. Hahaha. He has really nice height & physical attributes. He is a project similar to Harewood, and I think we will try to see what happens with him before cutting bait. 

 

I think we will do something with Leach's money. We may not even sign any other FA, but I doubt that. I think that happens. I think it'll be an OL, maybe C/G or/& a G/T. We can always use the money for the extensions of Pitta or Art Jones--if Jones is in our future plans. 

 

I already answered your other questions, I think? If I neglected any, let me know.

 

Yes, I think Mellette will be a RS rookie & Jameel McClain cut for cap/not being very good. 

[rmw10]

I wanted to gamble with Hall. With McAdoo, there seems to be something keeping him around this place. I don't know what, but I think we are going to try to get something out of him this year. His Achilles was unfortunate. I think his rookie year was a RS season, TBH. He actually reminds me of a less polished Ziggy Ansah, lmao. I know that has to be crazy. Hahaha. He has really nice height & physical attributes. He is a project similar to Harewood, and I think we will try to see what happens with him before cutting bait. 

 

I think we will do something with Leach's money. We may not even sign any other FA, but I doubt that. I think that happens. I think it'll be an OL, maybe C/G or/& a G/T. We can always use the money for the extensions of Pitta or Art Jones--if Jones is in our future plans. 

 

I already answered your other questions, I think? If I neglected any, let me know.

 

Yes, I think Mellette will be a RS rookie & Jameel McClain cut for cap/not being very good. 

 

 

Yep you got it.  I was really just curious to see what you're thinking was behind some of these moves.

[beanfigger]

I'll make some predictions while I am at it: 

 

QB: Flacco, Taylor (2)

RB: Rice, Pierce, Allen (3)

TE: Pitta, Dickson, Juszczyk, Furstenburg (4)

WR: Smith, Jones, Doss, Reed, Streeter, Thompson (6)

OL: Oher, Osemele, Gradkowski, Yanda, Wagner, Jensen, Reid, Harewood (8)

K: Tucker (1)

LS: Cox (1)

Total Offensive Players: 25

 

DL: Ngata, Canty, Jones, McPhee, Spears, Williams, Tyson (7)

ILB: Brown, R. McClain, Bynes, Hall, McClellan (5)

OLB: Suggs, Dumervil, Upshaw, McAdoo, Simon (5) 

CB: Webb, Smith, Graham, Brown, Jackson (5)

S: Huff, Elam, Brown, Levine, Ihedigbo* (May be replaced with Thompson returns from suspension) (5)

P: Koch (1) 

Total Defensive Players: 28

 

Now you may wonder why I have 5 safeties & 5 corners. Huff can play CB. If there's an injury, he moves over. That simple. I think we will see 5 safeties make this team. I'm sure of it. I didn't include my man Jordan Devey (I think he may very well make the roster) or Jack Cornell, who I like a lot. But other than that, I like my guess here. 

 

BTW, I think it's awesome we can have three Browns on the field, lol. Arthur Brown, Chykie Brown, Omar Brown. Hahaha. 

 

So, you're saying that Cody doesn't make the team?  I'm fine with that, but I'm going to assume he still hangs around.

[Yatagarasu]

Updated with UDFAs

 

I like the potential gems for the offensive line.

 

Roger Gainers could be a dark horse to make the roster.

[Yatagarasu]

Updated with Bryant McKinnie

[Alexir]

Top to bottom this might be are best roster of all time. At least top 3 (2000 and 2006)

[arnie_uk]

I think meshak Williams makes the cut

[Yatagarasu]

Top to bottom this might be are best roster of all time. At least top 3 (2000 and 2006)

 

Last year, we won the whole thing with a less-perfect roster.

 

We lost Webb, Lewis for couple months, and Suggs for the first 6 weeks.

 

Top Five Roster:

 

2000 Roster was a defensive-studded roster. (12-4)

2006 Roster was another talented defensive-oriented roster (13-3)

2011 Roster, I believe was one of the best, since we had a healthy defensive and a serviceable offense (12-4)

2012 Roster, I must say one of the most resilient roster due to the fact the team had to overcome mutiny, disappointment, injuries, coaching change, and a lot, but showed up for the playoffs. (10-6)

2010 Roster, Another talented roster, but kind of played second fiddle to the Steelers (12-4).

 

2013 Roster - Pretty excited due to the draft picks and free agent signing. This group will be the changing of the guards with Lewis and Reed gone and Joe Flacco taking the helm.

[GrimCoconut]

Here's the list I've compiled on all the players under contract, 2013 draft picks, 2013 free agent signings, 2013 undrafted free agent signings, as well as rookie training camp/try-out players.

 

1. Dennis Pitta                  TE        6-4       27yo     Brigham Young
2. Ed Dickson                   TE        6-4       25yo     Oregon
3. Marshal Yanda             G/T      6-3       28yo     Iowa
4. Brandon Williams          DT       6-1       24yo     Missouri-Southern State
5. Lardarius Webb                        CB       5-10      27yo     Nicholls-State
6. Courtney Upshaw         OLB     6-2       23yo     Alabama
7. Rick Wagner                 G/T      6-6       23yo     Wisconsin
8. DeAngelo Tyson           DE       6-2       24yo     Georgia
9. Justin Tucker                K         6-0       23yo     Texas
10. Marcus Spears              DT       6-4       30yo     LSU
11. Torrey Smith                 WR      6-0       24yo     Maryland
12. Jimmy Smith                 CB       6-2       24yo     Colorado
13. John Simon                   OLB     6-1       22yo     Ohio State
14. Ray Rice                      RB       5-8       26yo     Rutgers
15. Jah Reid                       G/T      6-7       24yo     Central Florida
16. David Reed                   WR      6-0       26yo     Utah
17. Bernard Pierce              RB       6-0       22yo     Temple
18. Kelechi Osemele           G/T      6-5       23yo     Iowa State
19. Michael Oher                T          6-4       26yo     Mississippi
20. Haloti Ngata                 DT       6-4       29yo     Oregon
21. Aaron Mellette              WR      6-2       23yo     Elon
22. Pernell McPhee                        DE       6-3       24yo     Mississippi State
23. Albert McClellan           LB       6-2       26yo     Marshall
24. Jameel McClain                        LB       6-1       27yo     Syracuse
25. Mike McAdoo               OLB     6-7       22yo     North Carolina
26. Kapron Lewis-Moore    DE       6-3       23yo     Notre Dame
27. Vonta Leach                 FB        6-0       31yo     East Carolina
28. Sam Koch                     P          6-1       30yo     Nebraska
29. Kyle Juszczyk               FB        6-1       22yo     Harvard
30. Jacoby Jones                 WR      6-2       28yo     Lane
31. Arthur Jones                 DE       6-3       26yo     Syracuse
32. Ryan Jensen                 C          6-3       21yo     Colorado State-Pueblo
33. Asa Jackson                 CB       5-10      23yo     Cal-Poly
34. James Ihedigbo S          6-1       29yo     Massachusetts
35. Michael Huff                S          6-0       30yo     Texas
36. Ramon Harewood         T          6-6       26yo     Morehouse
37. Corey Graham              CB       6-0       27yo     New Hampshire
38. Gino Gradkowski           C/G      6-3       24yo     Delaware
39. Joe Flacco                    QB       6-6       28yo     Delaware
40. Matt Elam                     S          5-10      21yo     Florida
41. Elvis Dumervil               OLB     5-11      29yo     Louisville
42. Tandon Doss                 WR      6-2       23yo     Indiana
43. Morgan Cox                  LS        6-4       27yo     Tennessee
44. Chris Canty                   DE       6-7       30yo     Virginia
45. Josh Bynes                   LB       6-1       23yo     Auburn
46. Chykie Brown               CB       5-11      26yo     Texas
47. Arthur Brown               LB       6-1       22yo     Kansas State
48. Anthony Allen               RB       6-1       23yo     Georgia Tech
49. Bryant McKinnie           OT       6-8       33yo     Miami (Fla)
50. Deonte Thompson         WR      6-0       24yo     Florida
51. Christian Thompson       S          6-0       22yo     South Carolina State
52. Tommy Streeter                        WR      6-5       23yo     Miami (Fla)
53. Terrence Cody              NT       6-4       24yo     Alabama
54. Omar Brown                 S          5-11      24yo     Marshall
55. Emmanuel Cook            S          5-10      25yo     South Carolina
56. Anthony Levine             S          5-11      26yo     Tennessee State
57. Bobby Rainey               RB       5-8       25yo     Western Kentucky
58. LaQuan Williams           WR      6-0       24yo     Maryland
59. Reggie Stephens            C          6-3       25yo     Iowa State
60. Alex Silvestro                TE        6-3       24yo     Rutgers
61. David Mims                  T          6-8       24yo     Virginia Union
62. Swanson Miller             DT       6-4       27yo     Oklahoma State
63. Lonvae Miller                RB       6-0       25yo     Fresno State
64. Rolando McClain           LB       6-4       23yo     Alabama
65. Antoine McClain           G          6-5       23yo     Clemson
66. Chris Johnson                CB       6-1       33yo     Louisville
67. Caleb Hanie                  QB       6-2       27yo     Colorado State
68. Adrian Hamilton            OLB     6-3       25yo     Prairie View A&M
69. Bryan Hall                    ILB      6-0       24yo     Arkansas State
70. Tori Gurley                   WR      6-4       25yo     South Carolina
71. Jack Cornell                  G/T      6-6       23yo     Illinois
72. Nigel Carr                     LB       6-2       23yo     Alabama State
73. DJ Bryant                     LB       6-3       24yo     James Madison
74. Damien Berry               RB       5-10      24yo     Miami (Fla)
75. Marc Anthony               CB       5-11      23yo     California
76. Spencer Adkins             LB       5-11      25yo     Miami (Fla)
77. Jeff Braun                    OL       6-4       ?          West Virginia
78. Jose Cheeseborough      CB       5-9       ?          FIU
79. Jermaine Copeland        OLB     ?          ?          Pennsylvania
80. Jordan Devey                OL       6-7       ?          Memphis
81. Matt Furstenburg           TE        6-3       ?          Maryland
82. Roger Gaines                OL       6-7       ?          TSU
83. Ray Holley                    RB       5-8       ?          La-Tech
84. Murphy Holloway          TE        6-7       23yo     Ole Miss
85. Gerrard Sheppard          WR      6-2       ?          Towson
86. Nate Stanley                 QB       6-3       ?          Southeast Louisiana
87. Trent Steelman              QB       5-11      ?          Army
88. Brynden Trawick          SS        6-2       ?          Troy
89. Robby Toma                 WR      5-9       ?          Notre Dame
90. Will Pericak                  DL       6-3       ?          Colorado
91. Omarius Hines              WR      6-0       ?          Florida
92. Moe Lee                       DB       6-1       ?          Utah
93. Steve DeMilio               OL       6-5       ?          Gardner-Webb
94. Chris Harris                  TE        6-4       ?          Elon
95. Meshak Williams           OLB     6-2       ?          Kansas State
96. Tino Sunseri                  QB       6-0       ?          Pittsburgh

[The Raven]

Last year, we won the whole thing with a less-perfect roster.

 

We lost Webb, Lewis for couple months, and Suggs for the first 6 weeks.

 

Top Five Roster:

 

2000 Roster was a defensive-studded roster. (12-4)

2006 Roster was another talented defensive-oriented roster (13-3)

2011 Roster, I believe was one of the best, since we had a healthy defensive and a serviceable offense (12-4)

2012 Roster, I must say one of the most resilient roster due to the fact the team had to overcome mutiny, disappointment, injuries, coaching change, and a lot, but showed up for the playoffs. (10-6)

2010 Roster, Another talented roster, but kind of played second fiddle to the Steelers (12-4).

 

2013 Roster - Pretty excited due to the draft picks and free agent signing. This group will be the changing of the guards with Lewis and Reed gone and Joe Flacco taking the helm.

 

 

Even though the team fell short, I have to say the 2011 roster was our best roster overall. 

 

I know it's blasphemous around here to say the 2000 or 2006 rosters aren't the top two, but they are no longer the best teams we've fielded. Say what you will of those defenses, but those offenses were the epitome of mediocrity. Our top two overall rosters so far have been 2011 and 2012. I fully believe that our 2013 roster will surpass those two.

[GrimCoconut]

I went through our draft picks, signings, & contract players. Here's the offense.

QUARTERBACK: 2 returning, 3 new. Average age: 26yo

• Joe Flacco -- 6-6 -- 28yo -- Delaware
• Tyrod Taylor -- 6-1 -- 23yo -- Virginia Tech
• Caleb Hanie -- 6-2 -- 27yo -- Colorado State
• Nate Stanley -- 6-3 --??yo -- Southeast Louisiana
• Tino Sunseri -- 6-0 --??yo -- Pittsburgh

TIGHT-END: 3 returning, 3 new. Average age: 25yo

• Dennis Pitta -- 6-4 -- 27yo -- Brigham Young
• Ed Dickson -- 6-4 -- 25yo -- Oregon
• Alex Silvestro -- 6-3 -- 24yo -- Rutgers
• Matt Furstenburg -- 6-3 --??yo -- Maryland
• Murphy Holloway -- 6-7 -- 23yo -- Ole Miss
• Chris Harris -- 6-4 -- ??yo -- Elon

RUNNING BACK: 5 returning, 2 new. Average age: 24yo

• Ray Rice -- 5-8 -- 26yo -- Rutgers
• Bernard Pierce -- 6-0 -- 22yo -- Temple
• Anthony Allen -- 6-1 -- 23yo -- Georgia Tech
• Bobby Rainey -- 5-8 -- 25yo -- Western Kentucky
• Damien Berry -- 5-10 -- 24yo -- Miami (Fla)
• Lonvae Miller -- 6-0 -- 25yo -- Fresno State
• Ray Holley -- 5-8 --??yo -- La-Tech

FULL BACK: 1 returning, 1 new. Average age: 27yo

• Vonta Leach -- 6-0 -- 31yo -- East Carolina
• Kyle Juszczyk -- 6-1 -- 22yo -- Harvard

WIDE RECEIVER: 7 returning, 6 new. Average age: 24yo

• Torrey Smith -- 6-0 -- 24yo -- Maryland
• Jacoby Jones -- 6-2 -- 28yo -- Lane
• Tandon Doss -- WR -- 6-2 -- 23yo -- Indiana
• David Reed -- 6-0 -- 26yo -- Utah
• Deonte Thompson -- 6-0 -- 24yo -- Florida
• LaQuan Williams -- 6-0 -- 24yo -- Maryland
• Tommy Streeter -- 6-5 -- 24yo -- Miami (Fla)
• Tori Gurley -- 6-4 -- 25yo -- South Carolina
• Aaron Mellette -- 6-2 -- 23yo -- Elon
• Gerrard Sheppard -- 6-2 -- ??yo -- Towson
• Trent Steelman -- 5-11 -- ??yo -- Army
• Robby Toma -- 5-9 -- ??yo -- Notre Dame
• Omarius Hines -- 6-0 -- ?? -- Florida

SPECIAL TEAMS: 3 returning, 0 new. Average age: 27yo

• Justin Tucker – K -- 6-0 -- 23yo -- Texas
• Sam Koch – P -- 6-1 – 30yo -- Nebraska
• Morgan Cox – LS -- 6-4 – 27yo – Tennessee

OFFENSIVE LINE: 9 returning, 9 new. Average age: 25yo

• Bryant McKinnie – T -- 6-8 -- 33yo -- Miami (Fla)
• Marshal Yanda – G/T – 6-3 – 28yo – Iowa
• Jah Reid – G/T – 6-7 – 24yo – Central Florida
• Kelechi Osemele -- G/T-- 6-5 -- 23yo -- Iowa State
• Michael Oher – T -- 6-4 -- 26yo -- Mississippi
• Gino Gradkowski – C/G -- 6-3 -- 24yo -- Delaware
• Ramon Harewood – T -- 6-6 -- 26yo -- Morehouse
• Antoine McClain – G -- 6-5 -- 23yo -- Clemson
• Jack Cornell -- G/T -- 6-6 -- 23yo -- Illinois
• Reggie Stephens – C -- 6-3 -- 25yo -- Iowa State
• David Mims – T -- 6-8 -- 24yo -- Virginia Union
• Rick Wagner – G/T – 6-6 – 23yo – Wisconsin
• Ryan Jensen – C -- 6-3 -- 21yo -- Colorado State-Pueblo
• Jeff Braun – G -- 6-4 -- ??yo -- West Virginia
• Jordan Devey – G/T -- 6-7 -- ??yo -- Memphis
• Roger Gaines – T -- 6-7 -- ??yo -- TSU
• Steve DeMilio – G/T -- 6-5 -- ??yo -- Gardner-Webb
• Joe Unga -- G/T -- 6-6 -- ??yo -- Midwestern State

Some data is missing, but I found we have a really nice roster with a lot of youth.