2016 Roster

[HarveyWallbangers]

QB AARON RODGERS, Brett Hundley, Joe Callahan, Ryan Williams

RB EDDIE LACY, James Starks, John Crockett, Don Jackson, Brandon Burks

FB Aaron Ripkowski, Alstevis Squirewell

WR JORDY NELSON, RANDALL COBB, Davante Adams, Ty Montgomery, Jeff Janis, Jared Abbrederis, Trevor Davis, Jamel Johnson, Ed Williams, Geronimo Allison, Herb Waters, Devonte Robinson

TE JARED COOK, Richard Rodgers, Kennard Backman, Justin Perillo, Mitchell Henry, Casey Pierce

OT BRYAN BULAGA, DAVID BAKHTIARI, Jason Spriggs, Kyle Murphy, Don Barclay, Josh James

OG JOSH SITTON, T.J. LANG, Lane Taylor, Josh Walker, Matt Rotheram, Vince Kowalski, Corey Tucker

OC COREY LINSLEY, J.C. Tretter, Jacob Flores

DEFENSE

DE MIKE DANIELS, LETROY GUION, Datone Jones, Dean Lowry, Christian Ringo, B.J. McBryde, Tyler Kuder, Demetris Anderson

NT KENNY CLARK, Mike Pennel, Brian Price

OLB CLAY MATTHEWS, JULIUS PEPPERS, Nick Perry, Jayrone Elliott, Kyler Fackrell, Lerentee McCray, Reggie Gilbert

ILB SAM BARRINGTON, JAKE RYAN, Blake Martinez, Joe Thomas, Carl Bradford, Beniquez Brown, Manoa Pikula

CB SAM SHIELDS, DAMARIOUS RANDALL, Quentin Rollins, Micah Hyde (S), Ladarius Gunter, Robertson Daniel, Demetri Goodson, Josh Hawkins, Makinton Dorleant, Warren Gatewood, Randall Jette

S MORGAN BURNETT, HA HA CLINTON-DIX, Chris Banjo, Kentrell Brice, Marwin Evans

SPECIAL TEAMS

K Mason Crosby
P Tim Masthay, Peter Mortell
LS Rick Lovato

[vince]

An update from Silverstein that fills one of the spots:

The Green Bay Packers have signed former Oak Creek High School and Utah State safety Marwin Evans to a rookie free agent contract, according to an NFL source.

Evans, a college teammate of Packers third-round pick Kyler Fackrell, had taken part in Seattle Seahawks rookie camp on a tryout basis last weekend. The Seahawks did not sign him and the Packers quickly pounced on him, choosing to sign him to their 53-man roster rather than work him out first.

The 5-11, 211-pound Evans parlayed a terrific pro day workout into interest around the NFL. Evans ran the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds and benched 225 pounds 19 times in his workout at Utah State. He also had a 42-inch vertical jump and a broad jump of 10-foot, 1-inch.

The Packers did not announce the signing of Evans, but they did announce a flurry of other moves, including the release of 2013 fifth-round pick Josh Boyd...

[pbmax]

Being at 88 probably means they were signing others off the street FA heap after rookie minicamp and tryouts.

[Patler]

Being at 88 probably means they were signing others off the street FA heap after rookie minicamp and tryouts.

signed:

TE Casey Pierce, Kent State

DT Demetris Anderson, Central Florida

RB Brandon Burks, Troy

FB Alstevis Squirewell, Newberry College

G Cory Tucker, Slippery Rock

[pbmax]

signed:

TE Casey Pierce, Kent State

DT Demetris Anderson, Central Florida

RB Brandon Burks, Troy

FB Alstevis Squirewell, Newberry College

G Cory Tucker, Slippery Rock

Yes, but the safety that Harv mentioned elsewhere from Seahawks camp was signed but not on official paperwork. So there could be another.

[Patler]

Yes, but the safety that Harv mentioned elsewhere from Seahawks camp was signed but not on official paperwork. So there could be another.

I didn't include him because he has already been mentioned and discussed in this thread as pretty much a done deal but for the paperwork. The five I listed had not been mentioned yet, to my knowledge, so I listed them. I don't think any of them have yet been on the official transactions list, just three of those released.

I think they will have room for one more besides the six we have identified. I believe they were at 88, then released five and signed six, which should put them at 89.

[Pugger]

I'm not surprised by Grinnage because I looked him and didn't give him a draftable or even PFA grade.



Roster seems to be at 88 players.

Are they holding a spot for one of these guys?

61	Goode, Brett		LS	6-1	255	31	9	Arkansas
89	Jones, James		WR	6-1	208	32	10	San Jose State
30	Kuhn, John		FB	6-0	250	33	11	Shippensburg
96	Neal, Mike		LB	6-3	262	28	7	Purdue
81	Quarless, Andrew	TE	6-4	252	27	7	Penn State

If we just signed a FB I doubt they are saving a spot for Kuhn and Jones was told weeks ago he wasn't in our plans for 2016. We signed Cook so Q is most likely out too. The only 2 that could still be signed yet are Goode and Neal.

[mraynrand]

but they did announce a flurry of other moves, including the release of 2013 fifth-round pick Josh Boyd...

[pbmax]

You can never tell anymore. The bottom half of those cups could be filled with surplus Reebok Pump bladders.

Also, Josh Boyd failed his physical.

According to the NFL transaction wire, Boyd failed his physical, which means the Packers felt he was not healthy enough to take part in any of the football activities they had scheduled. They have not commented on the condition of his injury.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/378705821.html

[pbmax]

Also, drafting Clark while losing Raji and Boyd probably indicates that the Packers weren't as concerned by their DT lineup as draft prognosticators. They obviously knew Boyd wasn't healthy (or stood a good chance of not being healthy) but it was the retirement of Raji that made it an emergency.

For PackerRats such as myself, the presence of Boyd make the focus pre-draft on NT look overstated. But its obvious now they needed a talented body.

[mraynrand]

no pressure on Clark, eh?

[Carolina_Packer]

no pressure on Clark, eh?

TT seems to do a good job finding undrafted guys for DL that are OK for depth.

[vince]

I guess this is as good of a spot as any for this.

Quentin Rollings getting some love from USA Today as a player "destined" for a breakout season.

There might not be a young corner with a higher ceiling than Rollins, who played just one year of football at Miami (Ohio). That inexperience led scouts to put the “raw” label on him before the 2015 NFL draft. Rollins looked anything but raw over an encouraging rookie season in which he intercepted two passes without conceding a touchdown, per Pro Football Focus. He’ll get more playing time in 2016 with Casey Hayward moving on to San Diego, which means more opportunities to show off his freakish athleticism.

[Patler]

Demetri Goodsen might not have a spot when he come off suspension. His primary value was ST. Preliminary reports are positive on Davis as a ST'er in roles other than returner:

As the Packers entered their mandatory minicamp this week, the early returns on Davis reinforce the idea that special teams will be an integral part of his role. But, according to special teams coordinator Ron Zook, the specifics of his contributions are more wide-ranging than originally expected.

"It’s been impressive watching what he’s done not only as a returner," Zook said after Tuesday's practice. "He’s come in and we’ve really worked him as a gunner, for example, on the punt team and as a corner holding up and (on the) kickoff team covering. I’ve been very, very pleased with what we’ve seen in the shorts so far. I think there’s no reason for me to believe he’s not going to be a guy that’s going to be able to contribute more than just as a returner."

Gunther and Daniel could drop Goodsen as low as 7th at CB. If Davis or Daniel fill in adequately on ST's, Goodsen might be looking for work when he come off suspension.