Browns Set Initial 53-Man Roster

By Lenny Chung on August 29, 2023

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The 2023 preseason has been one of growing expectations for Cleveland.  As the offense’s prowess began to show and the defense took shape following a complete makeover, it became clear that this year’s Browns have the potential to be something special.

That stacked roster, however, needed to be cut down to 53 players by Tuesday. The Browns took care of their most dramatic move earlier in the week, releasing struggling kicker Cade York and trading for Dustin Hopkins. They have now finalized all their decisions on position battles and depth-chart spots.

Here’s a full list of Cleveland’s final preseason roster moves.

OFFENSE

QB- Deshaun Watson, Dorian Thompson-Robinson

RB-  Nick Chubb, Jerome Ford, Pierre Strong Jr.

WR- Amari Cooper, Elijah Moore, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cedric Tillman, David Bell, Marquise Goodwin

TE-  David Njoku, Jordan Akins, Harrison Bryant

OT- Jack Conklin, Jedrick Wills, Dawand Jones, James Hudson

OG- Joel Bitonio, Wyatt Teller

C- Ethan Pocic, Nick Harris, Luke Wypler

DEFENSE

DE- Myles Garrett, Za’Darius Smith, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Alex Wright, Isaiah McGuire

DT- Dalvin Tomlinson, Shelby Harris, Jordan Elliott, Siaki Ika

LB- Anthony Walker Jr., Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Sione Takitaki, Mohamoud Diabate, Jordan Kunaszyk, Matthew Adams, Tony Fields

CB- Denzel Ward, Greg Newsome, Martin Emerson Jr., A.J. Green, Mike Ford, Cameron Mitchell

S- Juan Thornhill, Grant Delpit, Rodney McLeod, Ronnie Hickman, D’Anthony Bell

SPECIAL TEAMS

K- Dustin Hopkins

P- Corey Bojorquez

LS- Charley Hughlett

There were no real surprises on Tuesday, but you can be sure Andrew Berry and the Browns’ front office will be in the mix making changes over the next few days as they do everything they can to help the 2023 team live up to their lofty expectations.

our initial 53-man roster 🐾🙌

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— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) August 29, 2023

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