TWO DEEP
Top 25The Wire

Cleveland Browns

NFL · AFC North · 2026
NFL Salary

Pay vs Performance

Cleveland Browns roster · each player vs his own position market · APY basis · updated 2026-09-13
Contracts
Lens
Whole roster on one map · no position filteringRole (snap share) exists for every position
Roster contracts
39
Roster APY
$208.4M
Rookie-scale deals
20
Top-quartile deals
8
League median APY
$2M
Market read
14roster contracts rank above their position market's median in both pay and role.
1top-quartile contracts here sit in the bottom half of their market's role.
1below-median contracts return top-quartile role in their markets.

Pay vs role

Browns roster · 39 contracts plotted · each vs his own position market
Snap-share percentile
0255075100
League median payLeague median roleRole ahead of payPremium starterLow-cost depthPay ahead of role
21
Ward
71
7
3
77
9
74
94
96
5
78
8
33
97
49
10
51
44
6
79
24
70
16
22
Sampson
20
2
86
57
30
80
11
26
16
Bond
56
98
31
42
35
38
0255075100
Pay percentile (APY)
Veteran dealRookie scaleLimited sample

Biggest rank gaps

Cleveland Browns roster · role lens · gap within each position market
Role ahead of pay
+75
Isaiah BondWR
PAY 144
ROLE 69
$1M
45.6% snaps
Rookie scale
+71
Mekhi BlackmonCB
PAY 121
ROLE 50
$1.1M
67.3% snaps
One-year
+67
Jared VerseEDGE
PAY 76
ROLE 9
$3.8M
76.7% snaps
Rookie scale
+55
Myles HardenCB
PAY 128
ROLE 73
$1M
50% snaps
Rookie scale
+52
Harold Fannin Jr.TE
PAY 63
ROLE 11
$1.7M
72.6% snaps
Rookie scale
+43
Isaiah McGuireEDGE
PAY 127
ROLE 84
$1.1M
40.5% snaps
Rookie scale
Pay ahead of role
-36
Denzel WardCB
PAY 3
ROLE 39
$31.1M
73.8% snaps
Veteran
-29
Daniel ThomasS
PAY 62
ROLE 91
$1.5M
10% snaps
Veteran
-27
Tylan WallaceWR
PAY 99
ROLE 126
$1.4M
18.2% snaps
One-year
-25
Elgton JenkinsC
PAY 6
ROLE 31
$12M
47.9% snaps
Veteran
-24
Derek BarnettEDGE
PAY 78
ROLE 102
$3.5M
33.4% snaps
One-year
-24
Teven JenkinsG
PAY 38
ROLE 62
$4M
29.8% snaps
One-year

The Wire

Verified changes · newest first
Open in The Wire →
SEP 12
1:30 PM
STATUS
Ruled out — back injury Week 1
Cleveland Browns team reporting on Todd Monken's Friday anno · QUOTE“was ruled out for Week 1 with a back injury, paving the way for Barber's first start”Read original report →
SEP 12
12:36 PM
ELEVATED
Elevated
cle (official) · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 11
9:29 PM
STATUS
Limited in practice — back
Camryn Justice · QUOTE“He was listed as a limited participant with a back injury. Jenkins did not practice Thursday or Friday.”Read original report →
SEP 11
1:20 PM
STATUS
Ruled out — back Week 1
Daniel Oyefusi · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 11
1:20 PM
STATUS
Listed Questionable — thumb Week 1
Daniel Oyefusi · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 11
11:19 AM
WAIVED · INJURED
Waived with an injured designation
Daniel Oyefusi · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 9
4:13 PM
STATUS
Limited in practice — thumb
Daniel Oyefusi · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 9
4:13 PM
STATUS
Limited in practice — quad
Daniel Oyefusi · REPORTRead original report →