The Rookie Scouting Portfolio Football Writers Project is an all-star cast of football writers, former scouts, and draft analysts on the Internet. Their mission is to take a month to build a 53-man roster with a $160 million salary cap and present the team here. You can use the same information to build your own team (see the bottom of this post).

On Monday, I’m going to profile ESPN football analyst and former NFL scout Matt Williamson’s RSP Writers Project squad. Later next week, Joe Goodberry’s team will be next to debut. In the meantime, I’m sharing an initial pass at building a team. Two nights ago, I unveiled the skill positions of a first-draft team. Yesterday, I debuted my offensive line. Today, I’m unveiling my defensive line.

Remember, this is an initial draft and I will probably take a month to truly build my squad or build a second squad.  However, I think it is valuable and entertaining to display a thought process behind building a team. Readers will hopefully gain this insight when I display other writer’s teams, but they won’t get the same process as I can offer leading to the final product. Continue reading →