Predicting Raiders 53-man roster, practice squad for 2018 from laiyongcai92's blog

We’re midway Youth Marcus Gilchrist Jersey  through the preseason and approximately two weeks from when the Raiders and every other NFL team must trim their roster from 90 players down to 53 on the active roster and as many as 10 on the practice squad. Each team will be cutting 37 players from the roster. That’s a lot of decisions to make. Many of which won’t be easy. It certainly wasn’t easy to predict them.With some 1184 players who will not be on their team’s roster come the cutdown day, the Raiders will be scanning the waiver wire to make more moves. They will also likely be placing a few players on injured reserve. And if they hope to designate any of them for return, they must be placed on IR after the cutdown day, at which point they could then bring back any players they cut who cleared waivers should they choose to do so.Here is how I see the 53-man roster shaking out:Quarterbacks In: Derek Carr, EJ Manuel, Connor CookOut: N/ARunning backsIn: Marshawn Lynch, Doug Martin, Jalen Richard, Keith Smith (FB)Out: Chris Warren III, DeAndre Washington, James Butler, Ryan Yurachek Wide receivers In: Amari Cooper, Jordy Nelson, Martavis Bryant, Ryan Switzer, Dwayne Harris, Marcell AtemanOut: Seth Roberts (trade?), Johnny Holton, Griff Whalen, Keon Hatcher, Isaac Whitney, Saeed BlacknallTight ends In: Lee Smith Youth Rashaan Melvin Jersey , Jared Cook, Derek Carrier Out: Paul Butler, Pharaoh Brown, Marcus BaughOffensive linemenIn: Donald Penn, Kelechi Osemele, Rodney Hudson, Gabe Jackson, Kolton Miller, Jon Feliciano, David Sharpe, Brandon Parker, Jordan SimmonsOut: Breno Giacomini (IR), Jylan Ware, Ian Silberman, Denver Kirkland, Oday Aboushi, James Stone, Cameron HuntDefensive linemenIn: Khalil Mack, Bruce Irvin, Mario Edwards Jr, Justin Ellis, Maurice Hurst Womens Frostee Rucker Jersey , PJ Hall, Arden Key, Tank Carradine, Shilique CalhounOut: Eddie Vanderdoes (IR), Treyvon Hester, Fadol Brown, Frostee Rucker, Gabe Wright, Shakir SotoLinebackersIn: Tahir Whitehead, Derrick Johnson, Emmanuel Lamur, Marquel Lee, Nicholas Morrow, Kyle WilberOut: James Cowser, Azeem Victor, Jason CabindaCornerbacksIn: Gareon Conley, Rashaan Melvin, Nick Nelson, Daryl Worley, Antonio HamiltonOut: Leon Hall, Shareece Wright, Dexter McDonald Youth Gabe Jackson Jersey , Raysean Pringle, Antwuan DavisSafetiesIn: Reggie Nelson, Karl Joseph, Marcus Gilchrist, Erik Harris, Shalom LuaniOut: Obi Melifonwu (IR), Quincy Mauger, Dallin Leavitt, Special teamers In: Eddy Pineiro, Johnny Townsend, AndrewDaPaolo Out: Mike NugentPractice squadRB Chris Warren IIIWR Johnny HoltonTE Paul ButlerOL Ian SilbermanOL Denver KirklandDE Fadol BrownDT Treyvon HesterLB James CowserLB Azeem VictorS Dallin LeavittFollow @LeviDamienDeAndre Washington has ‘minor’ knee surgery, expected to miss rest of Raiders preseason In the battle for the role of change-of-pace back for the Raiders, DeAndre Washington won’t have any more chances to prove himself worthy. He missed last Saturday’s game against the Rams with a knee injury that will require arthroscopic knee surgery that Jon Gruden expects will keep him out the last two games of the preseason.“He had a minor scope on his knee,” Gruden said of Washington’s status. “He will not play against Green Bay. I don’t know that he’ll play against Seattle either, but he’s recovering quickly.”Washington played well in the preseason opener against the Lions. In just nine snaps, he had 6 carries for 38 yards (6.1 yards per carry). That plus his camp — in which he missed a couple days for “personal reasons” — will have to stand. And, of course, he has put on tape his first two NFL seasons.His main competition has been Jalen Richard, although if you think of it in terms of sheer number of backs, Chris Warren III has also made a case for one of those spots with his outstanding preseason. Washington being injured last week helped open the door for Warren to put up 110 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Follow @LeviDamien