The draft is settled and there are no undrafted free agents (UDFAs) to add at this point in time. The Patriots have addressed some needs through the draft, so let's look at the state of the roster if we pretend the Patriots sign their rookies and free agents. This is my prediction for their Week 1 depth chart:
Offense (24):
QB (3): Tom Brady, Ryan Mallett, Brian Hoyer
RB (4): BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Shane Vereen, Danny Woodhead, Stevan Ridley
WR (5): Deion Branch, Wes Welker, Taylor Price, Julian Edelman, Brandon Tate
TE (3): Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Alge Crumpler
OT (4): Matt Light, Sebastian Vollmer, Nate Solder, Mark LeVoir
OG (3): Logan Mankins, Dan Connolly, Ryan Wendell
C (2): Dan Koppen, Rich Ohrnberger
Defense after the jump!
Defense (25):
DE (3): Ty Warren, Ron Brace, Brandon Deaderick
NT/DT (4): Vince Wilfork, Mike Wright, Kyle Love, Myron Pryor
OLB (4): Jermaine Cunningham, Eric Moore, Rob Ninkovich, Tully Banta-Cain
ILB (4): Jerod Mayo, Brandon Spikes, Gary Guyton, Dane Fletcher
CB (5): Devin McCourty, Leigh Bodden, Ras-I Dowling, Kyle Arrington, Darius Butler
FS (2): Brandon Meriweather, James Sanders
SS (3): Pat Chung, Jarrad Page, Sergio Brown
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Special Teams (4):
K: Stephen Gostkowski
P: Zoltan Mesko
LS: Matt Katula
ST: Tracey White
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Notables:
IR: G Marcus Cannon
Notable Cuts: G Nick Kaczur, WR Matthew Slater, DE Marcus Stroud, CB Jonathan Wilhite
Retire: RB Kevin Faulk
PS (8): TE Lee Smith, OT Steve Maneri, G/C Thomas Austin, DE Kade Weston, OLB Markell Carter, FS Ross Ventrone, SS Josh Barrett, CB Malcolm Williams
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What do you think?