{"id":166587,"date":"2025-08-22T13:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/166587\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T13:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:38:10","slug":"new-york-giants-final-53-man-roster-projection-whos-in-whos-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/166587\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Giants FINAL 53-man roster projection: Who\u2019s in, who\u2019s out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The preseason is over. The undefeated New York Giants now have to trim their roster from 90 to 53 players by Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 4 p.m. ET. Here is my final prediction regarding what that initial 53-man roster might look like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Quarterback (3)<\/strong> \u2014 Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, Jaxson Dart<br \/><strong>Out: <\/strong>Tommy DeVito<br \/>(<strong>Change:<\/strong> None)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Russell Wilson is the starter .. for now. Jaxson Dart is the future. Jameis Winston <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigblueview.com\/new-york-giants-news\/133199\/giants-arent-trading-jameis-winston-assistant-gm-brandon-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">isn\u2019t going anywhere<\/a> \u2026 unless the Giants get a ridiculous offer they would be foolish to turn down. That means DeVito\u2019s time as a Giant is done \u2026 unless he clears waivers and is signed to the practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Of course, the way DeVito played Thursday night he might have convinced a few quarterback-needy teams to ring Joe Schoen\u2019s cell phone and offer a draft pick for Tommy Cutlets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Practice squad possibilities: <\/strong>DeVito, if he clears waivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Running back (4)<\/strong> \u2014 Tyrone Tracy Jr., Devin Singletary, Dante Miller, Cam Skattebo<br \/><strong>Out: <\/strong>Eric Gray, Jonathan Ward<br \/>(<strong>Change:<\/strong> None)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Miller deserves the roster spot after the summer he has had. I thought perhaps Skattebo would land on IR to begin the season, leaving the Giants with just three running backs, but he returned to practice during the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong><strong>Practice squad possibilities:<\/strong> <\/strong>Ward<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Tight end (4)<\/strong> \u2014 Theo Johnson, Chris Manhertz, Thomas Fidone, Greg Dulcich<br \/><strong>Out: <\/strong>Daniel Bellinger, Jermaine Terry<br \/>(<strong>Change:<\/strong> Dulcich in)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I do not believe Bellinger deserves to be cut. He is a good player who probably has not been used as well as he could have been the past two seasons. I just keep looking at the situation, both depth-wise and financially, and think he could be the odd man out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Fidone might not make it to the practice squad if the Giants cut him and try to sneak him there. Dulcich has had a really good summer, is a good receiving tight end, has a history from the Denver Broncos with Wilson and seems to also have Dart\u2019s trust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Bellinger is not as a good a receiver as Johnson, or perhaps even Dulcich. He isn\u2019t as good a blocker as Manhertz. He carries a $3.6 million cap hit, and with just $3.792 million in cap space, the Giants could use the $3.4 million in cap space they would get by cutting or trading him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong><strong>Practice squad possibilities:<\/strong><\/strong> Terry<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Wide receiver (6)<\/strong> \u2014 Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton, Wan\u2019Dale Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Gunner Olszewski<br \/><strong>Out:<\/strong> Zach Pascal, Juice Wells, Jordan Bly, Montrell Washington, Da\u2019Quan Felton, Beaux Collins, Dalen Cambre, Lil\u2019Jordan Humphrey<br \/>(<strong>Change:<\/strong> None)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The more I have thought about this, the more I think just about anything could happen with this group after Nabers, Slayton and Robinson. The Giants could keep six, and maybe even seven depending on how they configure other roster spots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I \u201cthink\u201d Jalin Hyatt makes the roster, especially since he has Wilson\u2019s support. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigblueview.com\/new-york-giants-news\/133199\/giants-arent-trading-jameis-winston-assistant-gm-brandon-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has assistant GM Brandon Brown\u2019s support<\/a>. But, Hyatt hasn\u2019t lit the world on fire this summer and he doesn\u2019t play special teams. So, anything could happen. He did not help himself on Thursday by failing to come up with two catchable deep balls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I \u201cthought\u201d Collins had a spot on the roster locked up until his performance on Thursday. He had two drops, one of them egregious, and for the second straight week he cost his quarterback an interception by running the wrong route.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I \u201cthink\u201d Ihmir Smith-Marsette deserves a spot, but the Giants have options in the return game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This might be the most unpredictable position group on the roster. I am really not sure of anything<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong><strong>Practice squad possibilities:<\/strong><\/strong> Felton, Cambre, Washington, Collins<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Offensive line (9) <\/strong>\u2014 Andrew Thomas, Jon Runyan Jr., John Michael Schmitz, Greg Van Roten, Jermaine Eleumunor, Marcus Mbow, James Hudson III, Evan Neal, Josh Ezeudu<br \/><strong>Out:<\/strong> Stone Forsythe, Jaison Williams, Austin Schlottman, Jimmy Morrissey, Bryan Hudson, Jake Kubas, Aaron Stinnie<br \/>(<strong>Change: <\/strong>Ezeudu in; Kubas, Stinnie out)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I had not even considered keeping Ezeudu on the roster until he played left guard \u2014 and played it well \u2014 in the preseason game against the New York Jets. While having practiced all summer at left tackle. I am now wondering if that was only because without Thomas, the Giants needed someone to play the position so the third and fourth units could practice. Ezeudu gave up one hurry in 61 left tackle snaps agains the Bills and none in 21 left guard snaps against the Jets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Stinnie has played well this preseason, but given a choice I think the Giants might keep a 25-year-old former third-round pick (Ezeudu) who can play guard and tackle (in an emergency) over a 31-year-old journeyman who is a guard only. Ezeudu not playing at all against the Patriots gave me pause, but I am going to stick with this pick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Giants have invested a good deal of effort into developing Kubas as a guard\/center, but the 25-year-old former undrafted free agent has struggled this summer. I think they try to move him to the practice squad and keep working with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong><strong>Practice squad possibilities:<\/strong><\/strong> Kubas, Bryan Hudson, Forsythe<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Defensive line (6)<\/strong> \u2014 Dexter Lawrence, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Darius Alexander, Elijah Chatman, Roy Robertson-Harris, D.J. Davidson<br \/><strong>Out:<\/strong> Jordon Riley, Elijah Garcia, Cory Durden, Jeremiah Ledbetter<br \/>(<strong>Change: <\/strong>Ledbetter out; Davidson in)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In previous iterations of the roster projection, I have had Ledbetter in and Davidson, a fifth-round pick by GM Joe Schoen in 2023, out. Davidson\u2019s snaps have seemed to come earlier in games than Ledbetter\u2019s, though, and that is a tell-tale sign of who has a better chance to stick around. I am not even sure Ledbetter played Thursday night. Davidson was excellent while in the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Also, the Giants need a true nose tackle as a backup for Dexter Lawrence. Davidson can do that. Ledbetter cannot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong><strong>Practice squad possibilities:<\/strong> <\/strong>Riley, Garcia<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Outside linebacker (4) <\/strong>\u2014 Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Abdul Carter, Chauncey Golston<br \/><strong>Out:<\/strong> Tomon Fox, Trace Ford, Victor Dimukeje<br \/>(<strong>Change: <\/strong>None)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There isn\u2019t much to add here. Fox has hung around for a couple of years, but there doesn\u2019t appear to be a need for him with Golston on the roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong><strong>Practice squad possibilities:<\/strong> <\/strong>Ford<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Inside linebacker (4)<\/strong> \u2014 Bobby Okereke, Micah McFadden, Darius Muasau, Chris Board<br \/><strong>Out:<\/strong> Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, K.J. Cloyd, Dyontae Johnson<br \/>(<strong>Change: <\/strong>None)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I have said before that I hate to cut Johnson. I have two thoughts about doing so. On the field, he has not really followed his impressive 2024 preseason with another one. My second thought is that leaving him off is an example of how this roster has been upgraded from last year\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong><strong>Practice squad possibilities:<\/strong> <\/strong>Johnson, Cloyd<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Cornerback (6) <\/strong>\u2014 Paulson Adebo, Deonte Banks, Dru Phillips, Cor\u2019Dale Flott, Tre Hawkins, Nic Jones<br \/><strong>Out:<\/strong> Art Green, Dee Williams, TJ Moore, O\u2019Donnell Fortune, Korie Black<br \/>(<strong>Change: <\/strong>None)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">I do not like the idea of cutting a draft pick, which is what I am doing by trying to get Black, one of the Giants\u2019 two seventh-round picks, to the practice squad. I like the idea of carrying three safeties even less, and that is what I would have to do if I kept a seventh cornerback. Jones, as far as I have been able to tell, deserves this spot more than Black.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Art Green had a nice game against the Patriots on Thursday, making a late push for a roster spot. I will stay with my pick of Jones, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong><strong>Practice squad possibilities:<\/strong> <\/strong>Black, Fortune<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Safety (4) <\/strong>\u2014 Jevon Holland, Tyler Nubin, Dane Belton, K\u2019Von Wallace<br \/><strong>Out:<\/strong> Raheem Layne, Makari Paige<br \/>(<strong>Change:<\/strong> None)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Because of his experience and his familiarity with Shane Bowen, having played and started games for him with the Tennessee Titans, Wallace gets the nod as the fourth safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Practice squad: <\/strong>Layne, Paige<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Placekicker<\/strong> \u2014 Graham Gano<br \/><strong>Punter<\/strong> \u2014 Jamie Gillan<br \/><strong>Long snapper<\/strong> \u2014 Casey Kreiter<br \/><strong>Out:<\/strong> PK Jude McAtamney<br \/>(<strong>Change: <\/strong>None)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">When healthy, Gano, Gillan, Kreiter have been the kicking trio for several years now. There won\u2019t be any changes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Practice squad: <\/strong>McAtamney (exemption)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"duet--article--comments-link _1jdgahs9\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bigblueview.com\/new-york-giants-roster\/133053\/new-york-giants-final-53-man-roster-projection-whos-in-whos-out#comments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15 Comments<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The preseason is over. 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