Jene Bramel’s football writing career is filled with three-letter abbreviations: NFL, IDP, PUP, ACL, MCL, and FBG. The Footballguys writer is one of the most well-regarded fantasy analysts for injuries and individual defensive players. The author of the injury blog Second Opinion also contributes to the RSP once in a while. He was also a significant part of getting this RSP Writers Project off the ground.

Bramel’s RSP team is youthful, talented, and potentially a schematic nightmare on defense. Stay tuned for Bramel’s, and Joe Goodberry’s, Q&A in the coming days. For more reads along these lines, check out the rest of the RSP Writers Team’s here.

Offense

Running Back Depth Chart
Starting Position	Role (optional)	Name	Value	Commentary (Why you picked the player: specific skills and talents you like, potential upside, and fit within the system)
RB1		Fred Jackson	6	Will be effective in any running scheme, capable receiver and blocker
RB2		Bernard Scott	2	Better inside runner than you’d think, some passing down upside, potential KR

Wide Receiver Depth Chart
Starting Position	Role (optional)	Name	Value	Commentary (Why you picked the player: specific skills and talents you like, potential upside, and fit within the system)
WR1		Denarius Moore	5.5	Able to stretch the field, nice play action target, still room to improve route running to become true WR1
WR2		Emmanuel Sanders	3.5	Arguably as talented as Antonio Brown, good possession talent with upside
WR3		Golden Tate	1.5	Athletic slot receiver with kick return value, could move outside if needed
WR4		T.Y. Hilton	2.5	Burner who can play in the slot or move outside on passing downs to stretch the field
WR5		Rod Streater	0.5	Back end roster project with upside

Fullback and Tight End Depth Chart
Starting Position	Role (optional)	Name	Value	Commentary (Why you picked the player: specific skills and talents you like, potential upside, and fit within the system)
FB		Jason Snelling	1	FB/HB tweener, strong in pass protection, short yardage option
FB		John Conner	2.5	Lead blocker, solid pass protector, special teams talent
TE1		Kyle Rudolph	3	Move TE, likely red zone option
TE2		Joel Dreessen	1.5	Underrated, all-around receiver and blocker
TE3		D.J. Williams	0.5	Athletic, move TE project, special teams contributor

Tackle Depth Chart
Starting Position	Role (optional)	Name	Value	Commentary (Why you picked the player: specific skills and talents you like, potential upside, and fit within the system)
LT1		Andrew Whitworth	8.5	Better run blocker than he showed in 2011, very good pass blocker
RT1		Eric Winston	8.5	Consistent run blocker, solid pass protection from right side
		Bobby Massie	3	Swing tackle project

Defense

Linebacker Depth Chart
Starting Position	Role (optional)	Name	Value	Commentary (Why you picked the player: specific skills and talents you like, potential upside, and fit within the system)
SLB1		Von Miller	9.5	Elite pass rush upside that can move across alignment, solid run supporter
WLB1		Bruce Carter	4	Run and chase Will with pass rush/coverage upside
MLB2		Jameel McClain	1	Versatile linebacker that can play multiple 4-3, 3-4 positions if needed
WLB2		D.J. Smith	0.5	Capable WLB/WILB with special teams value
SLB2		Jamaal Westerman	0.5	Scheme versatile
		Arthur Moats	0.5	Situational pass rusher
		Everette Brown	0.5	Situational pass rusher in need of maturing/coaching
		Dom DeCicco	0.5	Special teams talent, developmental ILB
MLB1		E.J. Henderson	2	Strong between the tackle ILB, veteran huddle presence

Defensive End and Tackle Depth Chart
Starting Position	Role (optional)	Name	Value	Commentary (Why you picked the player: specific skills and talents you like, potential upside, and fit within the system)
RDE1		Robert Quinn	8.5	Elite edge rushing upside, could stand up in subpackages
LDE1		Cameron Jordan	3	Edge setting LDE, versatile in subpackages
LDE2		William Hayes	0.5	Rotational LDE
RDE2		Willie Young	1.5	Situational pass rusher
NT		Antonio Garay	4	Capable of playing shade nose techniques in 3-4 or 4-3, strong run stuffer
DT2		Christian Ballard	2	Rotational 3-tech with upside
DT3		Drake Nevis	0.5	Depth/developmental 3-tech
DT1		Corey Liuget	0.5	Scheme versatile, DE in 3-4, DT in 4-3, has subpackage value