{"id":37184,"date":"2021-06-21T06:30:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T10:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=37184"},"modified":"2021-06-21T08:01:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T12:01:35","slug":"2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the end of the mandatory minicamp on Wednesday, it is time to take a stab at putting together the Patriots\u2019 roster for 2021. Like we wrote in our Sunday column, it is very early so there will be plenty of time between now and the end of training camp for some of the players to make a statement and earn a slot on the team<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, let\u2019s not waste any time and get right to it. As always, the roster cutdown will make some intriguing decisions for Bill Belichick and company. Injuries that inevitably occur in training camp will also play a factor.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>QUARTERBACK (2):<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cam Newton, Mac Jones<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUT: Brian Hoyer (maybe hang around the PS to help mentor Jones<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TRADE: Jarrett Stidham<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I still believe that Newton will be the Week 1 starter but Jones will get the opportunity to push the veteran.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>RUNNING BACK (5):\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James White, Damien Harris, J.J. Taylor, Rhamondre Stevenson, Brandon Bolden<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TRADE: Sony Michel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the final year of his rookie contract, Michel could easily find himself on the trading block. We\u2019ve learned about trying to predict the cutting of Bolden, who had a nice spring catching passes out of the backfield. But he\u2019s a STs standout Stevenson is the key here. If he shows (after a slow spring) that he can run the ball, the need for six running backs isn\u2019t there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>WIDE RECEIVER (5):<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nelson Agholor, Jakobi Meyers, Kendrick Bourne, N\u2019Keal Harry, Gunner Olszewski<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUT: Isaiah Zuber, Tre Nixon,\u00a0 Kristian Wilkerson, Marvin Hall, Devin Smith<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olszewski, because of his punt return ability is almost a lock here, so it comes down to a battle between former 1st round pick Harry and Zuber, who was turning some heads this spring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zuber is a speedy guy but the signing of Agholor whom the team paid this spring puts that slot firmly in his pocket. Can Harry carve out a role as the big, possession guy or will Zuber beat out him, Nixon, Hall, Wilkerson, and Smith? But regardless of who makes the 53, expect to see some of those other guys (Zuber, Nixon) on the PS.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37152\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37152\" class=\"wp-image-37152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263769_168390408_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson Agholor\" width=\"650\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263769_168390408_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263769_168390408_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263769_168390408_lowres-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263769_168390408_lowres-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263769_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263769_168390408_lowres-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263769_168390408_lowres.jpg 1712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nelson Agholor will be looked to as the outside the numbers threat in 2021. (Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><b>TIGHT END\/FULLBACK (4):<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jonnu Smith, Hunter Henry, Devin Asiasi, Dalton Keene,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUT: Matt LaCosse, Troy Fumagalli, Jakob Johnson<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith and Henry were big free agency signings, and I believe that Asiasi still has some rope because of his draft position last year. With the two tight end (12 personnel) set being more prevalent this year, having a dedicated fullback (12 personnel), so Keene may have a leg up on Johnson who still has a roster exemption.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>OFFENSIVE LINE (9):\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Andrews, Trent Brown, Shaq Mason, Isaiah Wynn, Michael Onwenu, Justin Herron, Ted Karras, James Ferentz, William Sherman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUT: Korey Cunningham, Yodny Cajuste, Marcus Martin, Alex Redmond, R.J. Prince<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nine seems like maybe one too many, however, Sherman has the versatility (on paper) to play guard or tackle and the coaches love versatile players. The camp competition here will something to watch closely<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>DEFENSIVE LINE (5):<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrence Guy, Deatrich Wise, Davon Godchaux, Henry Anderson, Christian Barmore\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUTS: Montravius Adams, Byron Cowart, Carl Davis, Akeem Spence, Nick Thurman, Bill Murray<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What a difference a year makes. In one of the weakest positions a year ago, the team made some excellent fits at the DL, not the least of which was resigning Guy. Now they\u2019ll be forced to part with some guys who played quality snaps in 2020. Godchaux is an NT who can eat up the gaps in the team\u2019s 3-4 base. Anderson should be a great fit for the Patriots, and Barmore is a very intriguing 2nd round pick who could become a difference-maker in short order.m<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>EDGE\/OUTSIDE LINEBACKER (4):<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew Judon, Chase Winovich, Anfernee Jennings, Ronnie Perkins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUT: Rashod Berry, Tashawn Bower<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judon is among the most intriguing (and least talked about) free agent signings this year. I can\u2019t wait to see how Bill Belichick finds ways to create some matchups for him. Perkins has potential but may need some time to find his way in the pro game. If Winovich can fix some of his issues at setting the edge, he could be a three-down player. Or he could be a situational pass rusher. Jennings was forced out of necessity to play several different roles as a rookie, but I look for a big jump from him in Year 2.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37144\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37144\" class=\"wp-image-37144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263680_168390408_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dont'a Hightower\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263680_168390408_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263680_168390408_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263680_168390408_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263680_168390408_lowres-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263680_168390408_lowres-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263680_168390408_lowres-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/USATSI_16263680_168390408_lowres-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dont&#8217;a Hightower is back as the heart of the Patriots front-seven. (Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><b>OFF-BALL\/INSIDE LINEBACKER (4):\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dont\u2019a Hightower, Kyle Van Noy, Josh Uche, Ja\u2019Whaun Bentley<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUT: Terez Hall, Raekwon McMillan, Harvey Langi<br \/>\nIR: Cameron McGrone<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wanted to find a place for McMillan on the roster, he\u2019s a guy who fits the STs core guy who can play some linebacker too. And Hall is a guy who IMO has more upside than Bentley, but the team really likes him and with Hightower and Van Noy getting older, he\u2019s probably in their long-term plans. But with both of them back in the fold in 2021, Bill Belichick will be able to move them all over the front seven creating matchups. Uche has a ton of potential and should see a big Year 2 jump.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>CORNERBACK (5):\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephon Gilmore, JC Jackson, Jonathan Jones, Jalen Mills, Joejuan Williams,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUT: D\u2019Angelo Ross, Michael Jackson Sr., Dee Virgin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I wrote, I think the Patriots work out an extension for Gilmore to keep him around for a few more years. Williams is the intriguing piece here. Does he have a role on the team?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>SAFETY (4):\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Devin McCourty, Adrian Phillips, Kyle Dugger, Myles Bryant<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUT: Joshuah Bledsoe, Adrian Colbert<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No surprises here, Bledsoe and Colbert go to the PS<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>SPECIAL TEAMS (6):\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P Jake Bailey, LS Joe Cardona, K Nick Folk, Matthew Slater, Justin Bethel, Cody Davis<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CUT Quinn Nordin, Brandon King<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King missed 2019 via injury and opted out of 2020 so missing two seasons in a row is a tough situation to come back from. Plus Davis isn\u2019t a step down from him on STs. Nordin has a big leg but consistency is the key for him, he needs more of it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Judon is among the most intriguing free agent signings this year. I can\u2019t wait to see how BB creates some matchups for him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":23924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22261,22259,11],"tags":[48,34,855,154,78,1215,22264,22237,44,70,8,38,22588,1776],"class_list":["post-37184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2021-nfl-offseason","category-2021-patriots-offseason","category-patriots-commentary","tag-53-man-roster-projection","tag-bill-belichick","tag-cam-newton","tag-donta-hightower","tag-james-white","tag-kyle-van-noy","tag-mac-jones","tag-matthew-judon","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-patriots","tag-patriots-edge-rushers","tag-rhamondre-stevenson","tag-sony-michel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Judon is among the most intriguing free agent signings this year. I can\u2019t wait to see how BB creates some matchups for him\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look | PatsFans.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Judon is among the most intriguing free agent signings this year. I can\u2019t wait to see how BB creates some matchups for him\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PatsFans.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pfans\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/steve.balestrieri\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-21T10:30:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-21T12:01:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Helmets-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C754&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"754\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steve Balestrieri\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SteveB7SFG\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@patsfans\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Steve Balestrieri\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71433b60b6fa7632bd955481ae49f3da\"},\"headline\":\"2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-21T10:30:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-21T12:01:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1055,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/06\\\/Helmets-2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"53 Man Roster Projection\",\"Bill Belichick\",\"Cam Newton\",\"Dont'a Hightower\",\"James White\",\"Kyle Van Noy\",\"Mac Jones\",\"Matthew Judon\",\"New England Patriots\",\"NFL\",\"Patriots\",\"Patriots edge rushers\",\"Rhamondre Stevenson\",\"Sony Michel\"],\"articleSection\":[\"2021 NFL Offseason\",\"2021 Patriots Offseason\",\"Patriots Commentary\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/\",\"name\":\"2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/06\\\/Helmets-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-21T10:30:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-21T12:01:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"Judon is among the most intriguing free agent signings this year. I can\u2019t wait to see how BB creates some matchups for him\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/06\\\/Helmets-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/06\\\/Helmets-2.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":754},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2021\\\/06\\\/21\\\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"2021 NFL Offseason\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/2021-nfl-offseason\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"PatsFans.com\",\"description\":\"Patriots Blog with News and Analysis\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PatsFans.com\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/PF_Social_Logo.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/PF_Social_Logo.webp\",\"width\":300,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"PatsFans.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pfans\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/patsfans\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/patsfans\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/patsfans\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/patsfans\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@patsfans.official\"],\"foundingDate\":\"2000-06-17\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/71433b60b6fa7632bd955481ae49f3da\",\"name\":\"Steve Balestrieri\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dfc4c29c648a043b9caafa2dddd23d6eff929a8dee4095b872f8bdd1a072f2cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dfc4c29c648a043b9caafa2dddd23d6eff929a8dee4095b872f8bdd1a072f2cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dfc4c29c648a043b9caafa2dddd23d6eff929a8dee4095b872f8bdd1a072f2cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Steve Balestrieri\"},\"description\":\"A former US Army Special Forces NCO and Officer, Steve has been following the Patriots since their days at Fenway Park. Steve has worked in the film industry and wrote as an Military Editor at SpecialOperations.com, 1945.com as a reporter for the Millbury Daily Voice, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle, and the Grafton News. He's also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA)\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/steve.balestrieri\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/SteveB7SFG\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/sbalestrieri\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look","description":"Judon is among the most intriguing free agent signings this year. I can\u2019t wait to see how BB creates some matchups for him","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look | PatsFans.com","og_description":"Judon is among the most intriguing free agent signings this year. I can\u2019t wait to see how BB creates some matchups for him","og_url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/","og_site_name":"PatsFans.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pfans","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/steve.balestrieri","article_published_time":"2021-06-21T10:30:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-06-21T12:01:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":754,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Helmets-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C754&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Steve Balestrieri","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@SteveB7SFG","twitter_site":"@patsfans","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/"},"author":{"name":"Steve Balestrieri","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/71433b60b6fa7632bd955481ae49f3da"},"headline":"2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look","datePublished":"2021-06-21T10:30:15+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-21T12:01:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/"},"wordCount":1055,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Helmets-2.jpg","keywords":["53 Man Roster Projection","Bill Belichick","Cam Newton","Dont'a Hightower","James White","Kyle Van Noy","Mac Jones","Matthew Judon","New England Patriots","NFL","Patriots","Patriots edge rushers","Rhamondre Stevenson","Sony Michel"],"articleSection":["2021 NFL Offseason","2021 Patriots Offseason","Patriots Commentary"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/","name":"2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Helmets-2.jpg","datePublished":"2021-06-21T10:30:15+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-21T12:01:35+00:00","description":"Judon is among the most intriguing free agent signings this year. I can\u2019t wait to see how BB creates some matchups for him","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Helmets-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Helmets-2.jpg","width":1200,"height":754},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/06\/21\/2021-patriots-53-man-roster-projection-1-0-early-post-minicamp-look\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"2021 NFL Offseason","item":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/category\/2021-nfl-offseason\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"2021 Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0, Early Post Minicamp Look"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/","name":"PatsFans.com","description":"Patriots Blog with News and Analysis","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#organization","name":"PatsFans.com","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PF_Social_Logo.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PF_Social_Logo.webp","width":300,"height":300,"caption":"PatsFans.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pfans","https:\/\/x.com\/patsfans","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/patsfans","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/patsfans\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/patsfans","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@patsfans.official"],"foundingDate":"2000-06-17"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/71433b60b6fa7632bd955481ae49f3da","name":"Steve Balestrieri","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dfc4c29c648a043b9caafa2dddd23d6eff929a8dee4095b872f8bdd1a072f2cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dfc4c29c648a043b9caafa2dddd23d6eff929a8dee4095b872f8bdd1a072f2cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dfc4c29c648a043b9caafa2dddd23d6eff929a8dee4095b872f8bdd1a072f2cd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Steve Balestrieri"},"description":"A former US Army Special Forces NCO and Officer, Steve has been following the Patriots since their days at Fenway Park. Steve has worked in the film industry and wrote as an Military Editor at SpecialOperations.com, 1945.com as a reporter for the Millbury Daily Voice, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle, and the Grafton News. He's also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA)","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/steve.balestrieri","https:\/\/x.com\/SteveB7SFG"],"url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/author\/sbalestrieri\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Helmets-2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37184"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37187,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37184\/revisions\/37187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}