New England Patriots: Way-Too-Early 53-Man Roster and Depth Chart Predictions

May 1, 2016   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

You can already smell the fresh-cut grass on the practice field behind Gillette Stadium. You can hear the countless New England Patriots fans rushing the field in anticipation of the first practice of training camp in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Over the course of the 2016 NFL draft, the Patriots rounded out their roster at several key positions where they needed depth. This year's draft class was never going to be about adding prospects who are ready to come in and start right away; the Patriots' most pressing needs were in backup spots, where their lack of depth was exposed by a series of injuries in 2015.
Now that the Patriots have handed in the last of their selection cards for this year's draft, the roster is taking shape. We now have a better idea of where things stand headed into the 2016 season than we did just a few days ago. 
With that in mind, here's an early projection of what the Patriots 53-man roster could look like when the regular season kicks off in...

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