Washington officially announces 53-man roster

Here is the first official 53-man roster for Washington. Expect some activity in the coming days.

The Washington Football Team released 27 players on Monday and Tuesday to trim their roster to 53 players by the NFL’s 4 p.m. ET deadline on Tuesday.

The day got off to a bit of a surprising start when Washington released third-year cornerback Jimmy Moreland. The depth and versatility of Washington’s secondary made the move possible.

Outside of the mildly surprising Moreland release, Washington’s other surprise was only keeping four linebackers. The Football Team released linebackers Joe Walker, Jordan Kunaszyk, David Mayo and Jared Norris over the last two days. Don’t expect that number to remain at four, as Washington will scour the waiver wire and inquire about a possible trade.

We will track every roster move in the coming days, but for now, here is Washington’s initial 53-man roster ahead of the 2021 NFL season.

  • QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
  • QB Taylor Heinicke
  • QB Kyle Allen
  • RB Antonio Gibson
  • RB J.D. McKissic
  • RB Jaret Patterson
  • WR Terry McLaurin
  • WR Curtis Samuel
  • WR Adam Humphries
  • WR Dyami Brown
  • WR Cam Sims
  • WR Dax Milne
  • WR DeAndre Carter
  • TE Logan Thomas
  • TE John Bates
  • TE Sammis Reyes
  • TE Ricky Seals-Jones
  • OT Charles Leno
  • G Ereck Flowers
  • C Chase Roullier
  • G Brandon Scherff
  • OT Sam Cosmi
  • OT Cornelius Lucas
  • OT Saahdiq Charles
  • C Tyler Larsen
  • G Wes Schweitzer
  • DE Chase Young
  • DE Montez Sweat
  • DE Casey Toohill
  • DE Shaka Toney
  • DE James Smith-Williams
  • DT Jonathan Allen
  • DT Daron Payne
  • DT Matt Ioannidis
  • DT Tim Settle
  • LB Jamin Davis
  • LB Jon Bostic
  • LB Cole Holcomb
  • LB Khaleke Hudson
  • CB Kendall Fuller
  • CB William Jackson III
  • CB Benjamin St-Juste
  • CB Torry McTyer
  • CB Troy Apke
  • CB Darryl Roberts
  • S Landon Collins
  • S Kamren Curl
  • S Bobby McCain
  • S Darrick Forrest
  • S Deshazor Everett
  • K Dustin Hopkins
  • P Tress Way
  • LS Camaron Cheeseman

We will break down the complete roster once all players clear waivers because there will likely be multiple changes for every team between now and the regular season.