The Post predicts what the Jets’ 53-man roster will look like

The regular season is almost here, but NFL first team rosters must trim their 90-man rosters to 53 by Tuesday at 4 p.m.

The Jets will likely begin their process on Sunday after completing the preseason with Saturday night’s 10-6 preseason win over the Giants.

There isn’t much drama with the Jets’ roster this season.

Most of the locations were set long before training camp began.

Still, there are usually a couple of surprises.

Here’s my attempt at predicting what that initial 53-man roster will look like:

Quarterbacks (2): Aaron Rodgers, Tyrod Taylor

This is pretty simple.

I don’t see the Jets having a third quarterback on the active roster.

Rookie Jordan Travis will be on injured reserve and the Jets are treating this year like it’s a redshirt year for him.

Adrian Martinez and Andrew Peasley are fighting for a spot on the practice squad.

RB (4): Breece Hall, Braelon Allen, Isaiah Davis, Israel Abanikanda

Abanikanda is the only question mark here, but I think he’s proven enough to earn a roster spot.

Tarik Cohen’s withdrawal helped his chances.

I don’t think Joe Douglas wants to give up a draft pick so quickly.

WR (7): Garrett Wilson, Mike Williams, Xavier Gipson, Allen Lazard,
Malachi Corley, Irvin Charles and Jason Brownlee

I feel pretty good that these are the seven guys that will be on the roster.

The hardest prediction comes on game day with who will be inactive.

Charles has value on special teams, so I would include him on my list.

Corley, the rookie third-round pick, and Brownlee could be inactive candidates.

TE (3): Tyler Conklin, Jeremy Ruckert and Kenny Yeboah

I thought about keeping Zack Kuntz as the fourth tight end, but he hasn’t done enough in training camp. I see him as a candidate for the practice squad.

OL (10): Tyron Smith, John Simpson, Joe Tippmann, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Morgan Moses,
Olu Fashanu, Wes Schweitzer, Max Mitchell, Carter Warren and Xavier Newman

After last year, Douglas will be tempted to keep 15 offensive linemen.

Fashanu has shown he can play both left and right tackle, so he will be the swing tackle.

Schweitzer is the backup center. Newman, Warren and Mitchell all had to play a lot last season.

DL (10): Jermaine Johnson, Quinnen Williams, Javon Kinlaw, Will McDonald, Michael Clemons,
Solomon Thomas, Leki Fotu, Takk McKinley, Leonard Taylor and Jalyn Holmes

For this exercise, I’m projecting who will be on the initial 53-man roster after Tuesday’s cuts.

If I had to project who will be on the Week 1 roster, I would have added Haason Reddick.

I still think both sides will work something out before the game against the 49ers.

But I believe Reddick will remain on the “unreported” list on Tuesday, so he won’t count toward the 53.

Taylor is an undrafted free agent who I think has earned a spot.

For me, Holmes has more advantage than Eric Watts.

LB (5): CJ Mosley, Quincy Williams, Jamien Sherwood, Zaire Barnes, Chazz Surratt

This group has been impressive in training camp.

Everyone knows that Mosley and Williams are among the best linebackers in football, but they also have depth at the position.

CB (5): Sauce Gardner, DJ Reed, Michael Carter II, Brandin Echols, Qwan’tez Stiggers

I’m going to cheat a little here.

I have six cornerbacks that I want to keep.

Jarrick Bernard-Converse is the sixth.

He is currently dealing with a groin injury.

I’m going to keep him on injured reserve and bring him back from IR when he’s healthy.

This is a new rule this year.

Previously, a player had to be initially put on the 53-man roster and then moved to IR after the rosters were set.

S (4): Chuck Clark, Tony Adams, Ashtyn Davis, Isaiah Oliver

Oliver is another possibility for IR.

He has been dealing with a soft tissue injury.

Without knowing the extent of the injuries, it’s difficult to project who will return first.

So if Oliver has a more serious injury than Bernard-Converse, I’ll put him on IR.

ST (3): Greg Zuerlein, Thomas Morstead, Thomas Hennessy

The easiest group to project on the team.