Cleveland Browns rookie minicamp is officially underway in Berea and will run from May 8-10, before a few of the rookies head off to the NFLPA Rookie Premiere. Earlier today, the Browns officially confirmed the signing of 12 undrafted free agents to fill out their roster.
There is also a lot of competition taking place at rookie minicamp. A total of 53 players are taking part, including 25 players who are trying out. Let’s break the players down by category:
2026 NFL Draft Picks (10 players)Undrafted Free Agents (12 players)
RB Davon Booth – 5-8, 192 lbs – Mississippi State
RB TJ Harden -6-0, 218 lbs – SMU
WR Kole Wilson – 5-7, 177 lbs – Baylor
OT Izavion Miller – 6-5, 306 lbs – Auburn
DE Logan Fano – 6-4, 252 lbs – Utah
DT Bernard Gooden – 6-0, 280 lbs – Louisiana State
DE Tyreak Sapp – 6-2, 273 lbs – Florida
DE Khordae Sydnor – 6-4, 264 lbs – Vanderbilt
CB DeCarlos Nicholson – 6-4, 200 lbs – Southern California
CB Nate Evans – 5-11, 191 lbs – Delaware
S Zion Washington – 6-1, 208 lbs – Boise State
P Wes Pahl – 6-4, 207 lbs – Oklahoma State
Tryouts (25 players)
QB Bryson Barnes – 6-1, 213 lbs – Utah State
WR Aaron Anderson – 5-8, 198 lbs – Louisiana State
WR Daejon Reynolds – 6-1, 202 lbs – UNLV
WR Jaelon Reagor – 5-10, 203 lbs – Texas Christian
TE Jyrin Johnson – 6-2, 241 lbs – Bowling Green
OG Korion Sharpe – 6-2, 307 lbs – North Carolina A&T
OG Ryan Mosesso – 6-4, 300 lbs – Massachusetts
C Carson Bruno – 6-3, 302 lbs – Texas Christian
OT Micah Pettus – 6-6, 335 lbs – Florida State
DT Carter Hewitt – 6-4, 282 lbs – Illinois
DT Malachi Cooper – 6-4, 289 lbs – San Diego
DE Bradley Weaver – 6-3, 267 lbs – Rutgets
DT Braxton Fely – 6-1, 291 lbs – Boise State
LB Reid Carrico – 6-2, 226 lbs – West Virginia
LB Tanlela Latu – 6-1, 233 lbs – San Jose State
LB James Conway – 6-2, 236 lbs – Fordham
LB Trent Hendrick – 6-0, 231 lbs – James Madison
S Phillip Dunnam – 6-0, 181 lbs – Central Florida
S Jaden Taylor – 5-9, 190 lbs – West Alabama
S Trevor Woods – 6-1, 206 lbs – Jacksonville State
CB Aaron Harris – 5-9, 192 lbs – North Carolina A&T
CB Malcolm Bell – 5-11, 175 lbs – Michigan State
CB Joshuah Moten – 5-11, 187 lbs – Southern Mississippi
LS John Ferimann – 6-2, 245 lbs – Ohio State
Advertisement
It’s not unheard of to see 2 or 3 tryout players be impressive enough during the rookie minicamp that they end up getting signed. However, the majority of players are there to simply fill out the numbers game for a camp. For example, the Browns need someone to handle long snapping duties for the weekend, so they brought John Ferimann from Ohio State in to handle those duties for the weekend.
Throughout the season, the Browns will often bring in players for tryouts. However, this is the first time I can recall seeing a veteran player participate in rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. I am referring to WR Jaelon Reagor, who was formerly a first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Non-Rookies on Roster (6 players)
Every year, there are some players who aren’t rookies, but are fringe first-year players (typically on reserve/future contracts), who also take part in rookie minicamp. These are the type of players who also need to have a solid rookie minicamp, because if one of those 25 tryout players makes a big impression, these guys could be viewed as yesterday’s news, so-to-speak.