Linebacker
The season-ending bicep injury to Bookie Watson is unfortunate. There was a non-zero chance that if Devin Bush was going to be suspended, Watson might have taken his job as the SAM linebacker. If Bush is suspended, the Browns could use that roster spot as a way to hide a player temporarily. That could be Kenny Pickett or another position, but given how much the Browns use the practice squad as an extension of their linebacker room, it likely will not be one of them.
The Watson injury could simply mean that Jerome Baker and Winston Reid occupy those last linebacker spots. Still, it leaves the door open a crack for someone like Easton Mascarenas-Arnold to try to make himself impossible to cut.
Corner
After Denzel Ward and Greg Newsome, who have both been hurt for parts of this preseason slate, there are a number of question marks. The slot corner spot is unsettled. It seems as if the Browns are cycling through so many options because they are searching for answers. This might have the biggest chance for a surprise of any room on the team.
With the Browns second in the order for waiver claims, corner could be the position they plan to prioritize. It's just difficult to believe that anyone else is going to cut an answer with the number of team desperate for help at that position, but the Browns will likely grab someone.
Safety
Beyond Grant Delpit, the question is how many more veteran safeties the Browns want to keep. Ronnie Hickman looks to have locked up the free safety job. Rookie Donovan McMillon looks to have legitimate ability. Christopher Edmunds, in his second year, hopes to lock up a roster spot after spending last year on the team's practice squad.
That leaves Rayshawn Jenkins and Damontae Kazee. If they keep Edmonds, that leaves one spot for one of these two. If not, they can keep both. There's also a possibility that Nik Needham is retained as a corner because he could potentially also be depth at safety, where he's played some reps in the preseason.
Special Teams
Rex Sunahara appears to have won the long snapper job. Corey Bojorquez was uncontested as the team's punter. Kicker could be another curveball. There continue to be questions with Dustin Hopkins. The Browns could go with Andre Szmyt, who has been competing with him in camp or look for help outside the organization.