The 2025 PFD Roster Projection Contest

It's mid-August, which means a fresh welcome to the 2025 PFD roster projection contest!

Rules:

• Send me a 53-man roster projection; that is, send me the names of the 53 (or fewer) players that you believe will be on the roster immediately after final cutdown on August 26. While the roster will change before Week 1, this contest is only for the very first cut to 53.

  • If you think the Patriots will trade for a player at the initial cutdown, you may just list that as "trade acquisition" and do not need to name a specific player. You do, however, need to put that in the correct position. (Note that I divide defensive front seven members into DL, ED, and LB, while PatsPicker uses DE, DT, ILB, and OLB. I'll be lenient if you put a trade acquisition in one of those positions.)

  • If you think the Patriots will cut down below 53, put "empty spot" in your projection somewhere.

• As a tiebreaker, please also send the names of the 16 players you believe will be the initial 16 named to the practice squad. They can be current New England 90-man roster players or not.

  • NOTE: David Olajiga, a member of the International Player Pathway Program, has a roster exemption that extends to the practice squad. You may include him, but he only counts as correct if he is added to the normal 16-man practice squad without the IPPP exemption. The Patriots previously did this with Jakob Johnson which allowed him to be called up to the roster as a rookie.

As always, I reserve the right to close any and all loopholes. (Never sorry, MAC.)

The deadline is Monday, August 25, at 11:59 PM Eastern time. Please send projections either to dnompats@gmail.com or nepatsfootballfans@gmail.com.

Once again, the prize is a Patriots jersey of your choice; due to costs and only working part-time, I'm again asking those who enter to help cover the cost by contributing $15. (If you can't afford to or do not feel comfortable with any financial contribution, you don't have to.) Please send money by paypal or Zelle to dnompats@gmail.com.

Good luck!