We recently attempted to project the Dallas Cowboys 53-man roster before the team has even had one day of training camp practice. Although these projections are entertaining, they’re not very factual. That’s because there’s really no way to accurately predict what the coaching staff is thinking, or how individual players will perform during these practices.
Doing this type of exercise is a good way to sift through the roster to help find out which players have likely already secured roster spots. Then we can better determine how many spots are still up for grabs. Based on our findings, we believe there are 35 roster spots locked down, leaving 18 remaining to fill to complete the 53-man roster.