Updated 53-man roster prediction as Austin Watkins Jr. pleads his case
We are nearing the red wedding around the NFL as every team will have to cut their rosters from 90 men down to their initial 53-man roster. And for the Cleveland Browns, a team that has accumulated a great deal of talent, that means some hard decisions will have to be made. The hardest decision, however, will surround 2021 undrafted wide receiver Austin Watkins Jr. as he continues to plead his case.
Will he make his first NFL roster? Can he clear waivers and land back on the practice squad? Here is a final 53-man roster prediction as we enter the last week of the preseason.
QB Deshaun Watson
QB Joshua Dobbs
QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson
RB Nick Chubb
RB Jerome Ford
RB3 (not currently on roster)
WR Amari Cooper
WR Elijah Moore
WR Donovan Peoples-Jones
WR Cedric Tillman
WR David Bell
WR Jakeem Grant Sr.
WR Austin Watkins Jr.
TE David Njoku
TE Jordan Akins
TE Harrison Bryant
OT Jedrick Wills
OG Joel Bitonio
C Ethan Pocic
OG Wyatt Teller
OT Jack Conklin
OT Dawand Jones
OT James Hudson III
OG Michael Dunn
C Nick Harris
C Luke Wypler
DE Myles Garrett
DE Za'Darius Smith
DE Ogbo Okoronkwo
DE Alex Wright
DE Isaiah McGuire
DT Dalvin Tomlinson
DT Shelby Harris
DT Siaki Ika
DT Maurice Hurst II
LB Anthony Walker Jr.
LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
LB Sione Takitaki
LB Tony Fields II
LB Mohamoud Diabate
CB Denzel Ward
CB Greg Newsome II
CB Martin Emerson Jr.
CB A.J. Green III
CB Cameron Mitchell
CB Mike Ford Jr.
S Grant Delpit
S Juan Thornhill
S Rodney McLeod
S Ronnie Hickman Jr.
K Cade York
P Corey Bojorquez
LS Charley Hughlett
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