5. RB Joe Williams

"With Joe Williams, at first it wasn't great because I don't think he was in the type of shape that he needed to be in. But the last week you started to see the guy we saw on film."6. S Lorenzo Jerome

"We're intrigued (by him). There's always the question, 'OK he went to St. Francis, Division I FCS, how does that translate to (the NFL)?' But I played with Ronde Barber, and the ball always just found him. What you realized after a while is that it's not finding him, he's finding it. That's the way (Jerome) has been out here. I think he led our team during OTAs in interceptions. … We're excited to see if he can do enough to make this team."7. LB NaVorro Bowman

"I've been a great admirer of NaVorro from afar during my broadcast duties. He's come back from two injuries that are very hard to come back from. We've been pleasantly surprised with the way he's moving around out here.

"I always remembered NaVorro as a 3-4 linebacker, who is at his best when he's blitzing the quarterback. Not that those things aren't a part of this scheme, but we're going to ask him to back up in zone coverage and then go attack. He's making a strong case for himself by the way he's working out and leading. That's going to be a really competitive position.

"NaVorro is having a great offseason, and he's got to continue that. In the preseason, we expect to play him. … We need to see what we have as a team, and NaVorro is a part of that."8. QB Pierre Garçon