The Baltimore Ravens don't have to make their first cutdown to 53 players for 113 days, and there are plenty of unexpected turns (injuries, players stepping up in the preseason, etc.) that will happen between now and Sept. 5.

But, for the sake of entertainment purposes only, let's take a way-too-early look at what that 53-man roster will look like. I'm also going under the assumption that tight end Dennis Pitta and safety Terrence Brooks will begin the season on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.

Here is the first projection of the Ravens' 53-man roster:

Quarterbacks (2): Joe Flacco, Matt Schaub. The Ravens have carried only two quarterbacks on the 53-man roster for the past four seasons. Bryn Renner, who has the inside track to be the No. 3 quarterback, can be placed on the practice squad.

Running backs (4): Justin Forsett, Kyle Juszczyk, Lorenzo Taliaferro, Buck Allen. A fourth-round pick, Allen essentially takes Bernard Pierce's spot. Fitzgerald Toussaint and undrafted rookie Terrence Magee are also in the mix for one of the final roster spots.

Wide receivers (6): Steve Smith, Breshad Perriman, Marlon Brown, Kamar Aiken, Michael Campanaro, DeAndre Carter. This was a tough decision because the Ravens typically try to keep all of their draft picks. But, if Carter wins the returner job, he has more value than sixth-rounder Darren Waller.

Tight ends (3): Maxx Williams, Crockett Gillmore, Nick Boyle. The Ravens could bring in an experienced tight end if Pitta decides not to play this season. But these three tight ends should be locks regardless.

Offensive linemen (9): Eugene Monroe, Kelechi Osemele, Jeremy Zuttah, Marshal Yanda, Rick Wagner, John Urschel, James Hurst, Jah Reid, Robert Myers. The Ravens' top seven linemen return, and the team will keep Myers on the roster even if he's redshirting his rookie season. The decision for the ninth lineman will come down to Reid or Ryan Jensen. Yes, I bashed the move to bring back Reid but it looks like he has the edge because of his versatility to play both tackle and guard.

Defensive linemen (6): Brandon Williams, Timmy Jernigan, Chris Canty, Carl Davis, Lawrence Guy, Brent Urban. Davis, a third-round pick, takes Haloti Ngata's roster spot. There will be tough choices here because DeAngelo Tyson and Christo Bilukidi are solid backups.

Outside linebackers (4): Terrell Suggs, Elvis Dumervil, Courtney Upshaw, Za'Darius Smith. The Ravens just put Smith, a fourth-round pick, into Pernell McPhee's role.

Inside linebackers (5): C.J. Mosley, Daryl Smith, Albert McClellan, Zach Orr, Arthur Brown. The starters (Mosley and Smith) and special-teams standouts (McClellan and Orr) are secure. There's no such guarantees for Brown, a disappointing second-round pick who is on the bubble.

Cornerbacks (6): Jimmy Smith, Lardarius Webb, Kyle Arrington, Tray Walker, Asa Jackson, Rashaan Melvin. The Ravens finally have some depth at this position. Chris Greenwood and Tramain Jacobs are looking to crack the roster as well.

Safety (5): Kendrick Lewis, Will Hill, Matt Elam, Anthony Levine, Nick Perry. If the Ravens keep five safeties, that spot will come down to undrafted rookie Perry and Brynden Trawick.

Specialists (3): Justin Tucker (K), Sam Koch (P), Morgan Cox (LS). This tandem has been together since the 2012 season.