The Cleveland Browns have locked in their initial 53-man roster with changes expected on Tuesday, especially at the running back position. The Browns also named Dillon Gabriel as the backup to Joe Flacco, leaving the ever-popular Shedeur Sanders as the third stringer after the Kenny Pickett trade.
Releasing kicker Dustin Hopkins put a small dent into the Cleveland salary cap,
but the team could no longer afford his struggles in the kicking game.Before the first wave of waiver claims hits, where the Browns
have second priority, a quick look at the initial 53-man roster and how each player was acquired and by which front office group in Cleveland’s history.
- NFL draft: 23
- Free agency & UDFA: 27, including 8 UDFAs
- Trade:
NFL Draft
Ray Farmer
- OL Joel Bitonio
Sashi Brown
- DE Myles Garrett
- TE David Njoku
John Dorsey
- CB Denzel Ward
Andrew Berry
- QB Dillon Gabriel
- QB Shedeur Sanders
- RB Jerome Ford
- RB Dylan Sampson
- WR Cedric Tillman
- WR Jamari Thrash
- TE Harold Fannin Jr.
- OL Dawand Jones
- OL Zak Zinter
- OL Luke Wypler
- DE Alex Wright
- DE Isaiah McGuire
- DT Mason Graham
- DT Mike Hall Jr.
- LB Carson Schwesinger
- CB Greg Newsome II
- CB Myles Harden
- CB Cameron Mitchell
- S Grant Delpit
Free Agency/Waivers & UDFAs
Andrew Berry
- QB Joe Flacco
- WR Gage Larvadain – UDFA
- WR Isaiah Bond – UDFA
- WR DeAndre Carter
- TE Blake Whiteheart
- TE Brenden Bates
- OL Jack Conklin
- OL Cornelius Lucas
- OL Teven Jenkins
- OL Ethan Pocic
- DE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
- DE Cameron Thomas
- DT Maliek Collins
- DT Shelby Harris
- DT Adin Huntington – UDFA
- LB Devin Bush
- LB Mohamoud Diabate – UDFA
- LB Jerome Baker
- LB Easton Mascarenas-Arnold – UDFA
- CB Dom Jones – UDFA
- S Ronnie Hickman – UDFA
- S Damontae Kazee
- S Rayshawn Jenkins
- S Donovan McMillon – UDFA
- K Andre Szymt
- P Corey Bojorquez
- LS Rex Sunahara
Trade
John Dorsey
- OL Wyatt Teller
Andrew Berry
- WR Jerry Jeudy
- OL KT Leveston
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