To get back to the larger point of the roster, how many spots are really, seriously up for grabs? I consider the following to be locked in or very close, either due to recent draft status or their actual importance on the field:
- QB: Rodgers, Hundley (2)
- RB: Montgomery, Williams, Jones, Ripkowski (4)
- TE: Bennett, Kendricks (2)
- WR: Nelson, Adams, Cobb, Yancey (4)
- OL: Bakhtiari, Bulaga, Taylor, Linsley, Spriggs, Evans, (6)
- DL: Daniels, Clark, Jean-Francoise, Lowry, Adams (5)
- ED: Perry, Matthews, Fackrell, Elliott, Biegel (5)
- ILB: Ryan, Martinez, Thomas (3)
- CB: House, King, Randall, Rollins (4)
- S: Clinton-Dix, Burnett, Jones, Brice (4)
- ST: Crosby, Vogel, Hart (3)
That accounts for 41 roster spots, and 12 that would be in contention. That would leave notables Davante Mays, Richard Rodgers, Beau Sandland, Trevor Davis, Malachi Dupre, Jeff Janis, Don Barclay, Kofi Amichia, Lucas Patrick, Kyle Murphy, Christian Ringo, Brian Price, Ladarius Gunter, Demetri Goodson, and Marwin Evans fighting for spots, among many others obviously. At least 1 spot would go to another TE, at least 2 to more WR's, at least 2 at more OL, at least 1 to another DL, at least 1 to another LB, and at least 1 to another DB. That would mean that 4 "at large" spots would remain for whichever player at whichever position does the best job of distinguishing themselves. I have no doubts that the staff would carry 5 RB or 7 WR or 10 OL or what have you in order to accommodate what they believe to be the best roster.