NFL 53-man roster projections - Predicting regular-season moves for all 32 teams

The 2022 NFL season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 8, when the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills (8:20 p.m., NBC). Teams finished mandatory minicamps last week and will open training camps at the end of July.

Like last season, there will be three preseason games to help inform decisions about which undrafted free agents might be worth keeping, which veterans are on the decline and which positions need the most reinforcements.

NFL Nation reported from minicamp for the first time since 2019 and have projections about what's to come.

Each roster projection file is content.

With so many of last year's starters returning, there are plenty of familiar names secured on the 53-man roster before training camp begins. But that also means limited opportunities for newbies to make the team, so competition on the back end of the roster will be intense. Alaina Getzenberg's 53-man roster projection

The Dolphins are essentially running it back on defense while completely revamping the offense on the field and the sideline. With major changes at running back, wide receiver and offensive line, Miami is poised to improve from last season's pedestrian offensive performance. Marcel Louis-Jacques' 53-man roster projection

Coach Bill Belichick said everything the Patriots are doing on offense is to make it as easy as possible for quarterback Mac Jones, but have they done enough? Meanwhile, on defense, the questions are if the linebacker corps is strong enough and if rookie Jack Jones (fourth round, Arizona State) might make a run at a starting cornerback spot. Mike Reiss' 53-man roster projection

One year after focusing on youth and player development, the Jets will bring more of a win-now approach to building