It can take a couple of days for the official numbers to come out once a contract is agreed as we don't just need the total numbers from the agent but the full breakdown of everything in the deal. In the meantime I am going to take a look at how this addition changes the position room and who the players in it most likely are come week one of the season.
Previous Position Room
We will start by looking at how Andrew Berry's position room has been built to start the season each year:
2020 - Richardson, Ogunjobi, Elliott, Taylor
2021 - Jackson, Billings, Elliott, McDowell, Togiai
2022 - Bryan, Elliott, Winfrey, Togiai
2023 - Tomlinson, Harris, Elliott, Hurst, Ika
2024 - Tomlinson, Harris, Jefferson, Hurst, Hall
2025 - Collins, Graham, Hall, Harris, Huntington
Cash Spending Per Year
2020 - $16,365,036
2021 - $10,065,709
2022 - $7,792,727
2023 - $24,062,512
2024 - $24,641,692
2025 - $43,683,040
Current Contracts
Maliek Collins
2026 - $10,000,000 ($3m guaranteed)
Mason Graham
2026 - $2,697,918 (fully guaranteed)
2027 - $4,555,836 (fully guaranteed)
2028 - $6,413,754 (fully guaranteed)
Michael Hall
2026 - $1,437,712 (no guarantees)
2027 - $1,759,068 (no guarantees)
Adin Huntington
2026 - $1,005,000 (no guarantees)
2027 - $1,120,000 (no guarantees)
2028 - Restricted Free Agent
2029 - Unrestricted Free Agent
How Many In 2026
The Cleveland Browns are likely to head into the 2025 season with five defensive tackles on the final 53-man roster and one to two on the practice squad as well. In different years they have had a different amount active, it tends to be eight or nine across the defensive line. Then three players on the practice squad, usually with a Kamara like player who is a hybrid.
With how Andrew Berry and smart teams operate they will want to have six roster worthy players entering training camp so that if there is an injury they have an extra bodies in the mix. At the same time there is competition so that players aren't entering training camp knowing they have their spot unless some unknown UDFA beats them out.
Here is a look at the week one roster for each year Andrew Berry has been the General Manager of the Cleveland Browns.