EAGLES’ 53-MAN ROSTER

QUARTERBACKS (3):

Carson Wentz, Nate Sudfeld, Jalen Hurts.

Greg Ward.

The way the offensive line is now, all of those guys could throw the football this season including Ward, who played QB at the University of Houston.

Miles Sanders, Boston Scott, Corey Clement.

Hurts.

The Eagles typically keep four backs and could add a veteran after the cuts. But with the practice squad expanding and two players from that unit eligible to be activated on game days, this was a good place to go lean. Roseman intimated that guys like Elijah Holyfield, Mike Warren and Adrian Killins could be signed to the practice squad.

Emergency man: Analysis: RUNNING BACKS (3): Emergency man: Analysis: TIGHT ENDS (3):

Josh Perkins.

Analysis:

Zach Ertz, Dallas Goedert,

Emergency man: Analysis:

JJ Arcega-Whiteside. Last year the Eagles kept just Ertz and Goedert on the first 53-man roster. Doug Pederson runs 12 personnel so much that you need three, and Perkins can play wide receiver, too.

DeSean Jackson, Arcega-Whiteside, Jalen Reagor, Greg Ward, John Hightower, Quez Watkins, Alshon Jeffery.

WIDE RECEIVERS (7): Emergency man: Analysis:

Perkins.

Keeping just five receivers last year was a disaster, especially with the aging Jeffery in the group. It’s tough to imagine the Eagles counting on Jeffery this season as they already have a collection of receivers who have demonstrated the bility to run, get open and catch.

Isaac Seumalo, Jason Kelce, Jason Peters, Lane Johnson, Matt Pryor, Nate Herbig, Jack Driscoll, Jordan Mailata.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8):

Mailata.

After the four veteran starters, you can talk me out of anybody on this less-than-distinguished list. Peters is the team’s best left tackle and he’s at guard. Pryor is out of his element at tackle and more comfortable at guard. The NFL rule this season is if you activate 48 players on game day, at least eight must be offensive linemen. Help could come from the waiver wire and the practice squad. Might want to pray that Brandon Brooks, who starts the season on IR, makes a miraculous recovery. He must sit out at least seven games.

Brandon Graham, Fletcher Cox, Malik Jackson, Javon Hargrave, Vinny Curry, Derek Barnett, Josh Sweat, Hassan Ridgeway, Joe Genard Avery, Casey Toohill.

Curry.

This is the strength of the team, if this group can play through injuries to Hargrave (pectoral muscle) and Barnett (ankle). There aren’t a lot of offensive lines that can, let alone want to, block these guys. There’s a possibility that Hargrave could go on short term IR, which would sideline him for at least three games.

Nate Gerry, T.J. Edwards, Duke Riley, Davion Taylor, Shaun Bradley, Alex Singleton.

K’Von Wallace.

This young yet generally experienced unit looks like it could evolve into a strength, particularly with the speed and athleticism of draft picks Taylor and Bradley. Wallace can help as he’s proven to be a physical player with instincts that would help playing in the box.

Rodney McLeod, Jalen Mills, Darius Slay, Avonte Maddox, Nickell Robey-Coleman, Cre’Von LeBlanc, Will Parks, Craig James, Rudy Ford, K’Von Wallace, Marcus Epps.

Mills.

Analysis: Overall, this unit is intriguing in that Slay and Robey-Coleman (nickel) are high quality corners who are going to hold coverage long enough to make the pass rush better. The rest of the guys can run and get to the football. Sometimes you wondered if that was the case with Sidney Jones and Rasul Douglas.

Kicker Jake Elliott, punter Cam Johnston, long-snapper Rick Lovato.

Johnston (K), Elliott (P),

Emergency man: Analysis: DEFENSIVE LINE (10): Emergency man: Analysis: LINEBACKERS (6): Emergency man: Analysis: DEFENSIVE BACKS (11): Emergency man: SPECIALISTS (3): Emergency men:

Gerry (LS).

It’s going to get interesting if any of these guys is lost. Johnston has the most promise in the emergency group.