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Predicting the Bengals 53 Man Roster (5/30/2012)

I know it's early, but I thought it would be interesting to predict the Bengals 53 man roster this far out and tweek it as we get closer to the start of the season. It was difficult to make some of these decisions, but I think it's a good problem to have. Let me know what you think...

Quarterback (2)

Andy Dalton

Bruce Gradkowski

Running Back (4)

BenJarvus Green-Ellis

Bernard Scott

Brian Leonard

Cedric Peerman (Bubble)

Fullback (1)

Chris Pressley

Wide Receiver (6)

A.J. Green

Armon Binns

Mohamed Sanu

Marvin Jones

Jordan Shipley

Andrew Hawkins (KR) (Bubble)

Tight End (3)

Jermaine Gresham

Orson Charles

Donald Lee (Bubble - I like the guy, but he could be cut and replaced by Cochart due to age)

Center (1)

Kyle Cook

Offensive Guard (4)

Kevin Zeitler

Travelle Wharton

Clint Boling (G/C)

Otis Hudson

Offensive Tackle (4)

Andrew Whitworth

Andre Smith

Anthony Collins

Dennis Roland

Defensive Tackle (4)

Geno Atkins

Domata Peko

Devon Still

Brandon Thompson

Defensive End (4)

Carlos Dunlap

Michael Johnson

Jamaal Anderson (DE/DT)

Robert Geathers

Linebacker (7)

Rey Maualuga

Vontaze Burfict

Manny Lawson

Thomas Howard

DeQuin Evans (LB/DE)

Dontay Moch

Dan Skuta

Cornerback (6)

Leon Hall

Dre Kirkpatrick

Terence Newman

Pacman Jones (PR)

Jason Allen (CB/S)

Nate Clements (Bubble)

Safety (4)

Reggie Nelson

Taylor Mays

George Iloka

Robert Sands (Bubble)

Punter (1)

Kevin Huber

Kicker (1)

Mike Nugent

Long Snapper (1)

Clark Harris

Practice Squad (8)

Zac Robinson (QB)

"Boom" Herron (RB)

Vincent Rey (LB)

Shaun Prater (CB)

Nick Hayden (DT)

Jeromy Miles (S)

Ryan Whalen (WR)

Colin Cochart (TE)

Notable Cuts:

Brandon Tate (Primarily used at PR/KR - can get more value with other players like Pacman/Hawkins)

Brandon Ghee (Hasn't proven he can play in the NFL)

Derrick Harvey (Bust - No Room)

Pat Sims (Younger Players - No Room)

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