The Cleveland Browns have 59 players who are subject to waivers if the team includes them among their roster cuts as they work to figure out who the initial 53-man roster will be. This becomes particularly relevant if Cleveland waives a player who you hope they can still eventually sign to the 16-man practice squad. During the waiver claim process, it’s possible another team can jump in and add them to their 53-man roster.
* QB Dillon Gabriel
* QB Shedeur Sanders
* QB Taylen Green
* RB Ahmani Marshall
* RB Davon Booth
* RB Dylan Sampson
* RB Quinshon Judkins
* RB Raheim Sanders
* WR Ben Patterson
* WR Denzel Boston
* WR Gage Larvadain
* WR Isaiah Bond
* WR KC Concepcion
* WR Kole Wilson
* WR Luke Floriea
* WR Malachi Corley
* TE Carsen Ryan
* TE Drew Biber
* TE Harold Fannin Jr.
* TE Jermaine Terry
* TE Joe Royer
* C Kingsley Eguakun
* C Parker Brailsford
* T Austin Barber
* T Izavion Miller
* T Jeremiah Byers
* T KT Leveston
* T Spencer Fano
* G Zak Zinter
* DE Adin Huntington
* DE Jamil Muhammad
* DE Jared Verse
* DE Khordae Sydnor
* DE Logan Fano
* DE Tyreak Sapp
* DT Coziah Izzard
* DT Elijah Chatman
* DT Mason Graham
* DT Mike Hall Jr.
* DT Patrick Jenkins
* DT Travis Bell
* LB Carson Schwesinger
* LB Easton Mascarenas-Arnold
* LB Edefuan Ulofoshio
* LB Justin Jefferson
* LB Nathaniel Watson
* LB Winston Reid
* CB Jeremiah McClendon
* CB Michael Coats Jr.
* CB Myles Harden
* CB Nate Evans
* S Christopher Edmonds
* S Donovan McMillon
* S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
* S Zion Washington
* K Andre Szmyt
* LS Rex Sunahara
* P Nik Constantinou
* P Wes Pahl
Whether or not a player enters the waiver wire of becomes a free agent depends on a player’s NFL service time. Players with at least four years of accrued NFL service time are outright released. For example, if **Deshaun Watson** was released, he would immediately become a free agent. He would be eligible to sign with any team, with no waiting period involved.
However, if a player has less than four years of service time, they are waived and subject to waiver wire claims. Any player who is not claimed after being waived is eligible to sign wherever they’d like, including their former team’s practice squad.
The NFL waiver order during the preseason and the first three weeks of the regular season mirrors the 2026 NFL Draft order. After Week 3, the order resets to the current NFL standings. Will the Browns’ Super Bowl odds improve by the time that time rolls around? [According to FanDuel](https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl), the Browns are 225/1 odds to win the Super Bowl, heading into final roster cuts. If they start winning early, by Week 4, maybe their waiver wire priority will be near the bottom of the pack.
The first batch of waiver claims will be due by 1:00 pm ET on Monday, August 31.
The Raiders will have first waiver claim priority for cutdowns to 53-man rosters, while the Browns will be sixth in line.
1. Las Vegas Raiders
2. New York Jets
3. Arizona Cardinals
4. Tennessee Titans
5. New York Giants
6. **Cleveland Browns**
7. Washington Commanders
8. New Orleans Saints
9. Kansas City Chiefs
10. Cincinnati Bengals
11. Miami Dolphins
12. Dallas Cowboys
13. Atlanta Falcons
14. Baltimore Ravens
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16. Indianapolis Colts
17. Detroit Lions
18. Minnesota Vikings
19. Carolina Panthers
20. Green Bay Packers
21. Pittsburgh Steelers
22. Los Angeles Chargers
23. Philadelphia Eagles
24. Jacksonville Jaguars
25. Chicago Bears
26. Buffalo Bills
27. San Francisco 49ers
28. Houston Texans
29. Los Angeles Rams
30. Denver Broncos
31. New England Patriots
32. Seattle Seahawks
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