Packers’ roster tiers: Locks, bubble, outside looking in, long shots

With the initial (or final, depending on which way you look at it) 53-man roster due next Tuesday, let’s separate Green Bay Packers into different tiers based on who is most likely to make the team at the end of training camp and preseason.

Before Green Bay gets to that mark, however, they have to trim their roster from 85 to 80 on Tuesday, have a few more practices, and wrap up their preseason schedule against the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, August 28. With a lot of time left for players to make final impressions on the coaching staff and front office, let’s see where they stand at this point.

Let’s separate every member of the Green Bay Packers into tiers based on their likelihood of making the initial 53-man roster.

Locks (33)

Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love, Aaron Jones, AJ Dillon, Davante Adams, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Allen Lazard, Randall Cobb, Amari Rodgers, Robert Tonyan, Marcedes Lewis, Josiah Deguara, David Bakhtiari, Josh Myers, Elgton Jenkins, Billy Turner, Royce Newman, Kenny Clark, TJ Slaton, Kinsley Keke, Za’Darius Smith, Preston Smith, Rashan Gary, De’Vondre Campbell, Krys Barnes, Jaire Alexander, Eric Stokes, Kevin King, Adrian Amos, Darnell Savage, JK Scott, Mason Crosby, Hunter Bradley

This group of people doesn’t have to worry about their spot on the roster. Most of them haven’t suited up in the preseason and are foundational pieces to the Packers’ success this season. Others are draft picks from this year who have shown promise in the preseason and are on team-friendly deals. The last category is probably two of the specialists in JK Scott and Hunter Bradley. They don’t have competition or anyone who can unseat them (barring roster additions) so their spot is safe by default.