Cleveland opens the 2026 season with Deshaun Watson at quarterback, Quinshon Judkins at running back, Jerry Jeudy at wide receiver, Harold Fannin Jr. at tight end, as of July 27, 2026.
Rebuilt from the source rather than pasted in during preseason, so what you see is what was published on July 27, 2026.
| Depth | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Deshaun Watson |
| 2 | Shedeur Sanders |
| 3 | Dillon Gabriel |
| 4 | Taylen Green |
| Depth | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Quinshon Judkins |
| 2 | Dylan Sampson |
| 3 | Raheim Sanders |
| 4 | Ahmani Marshall |
| 5 | Davon Booth |
| 6 | T.J. Harden |
| Depth | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Jeudy |
| 2 | KC Concepcion |
| 3 | Denzel Boston |
| 4 | Cedric Tillman |
| 5 | Isaiah Bond |
| 6 | Tylan Wallace |
| 7 | Malachi Corley |
| 8 | Jamari Thrash |
| 9 | Gage Larvadain |
| 10 | Luke Floriea |
| 11 | Aaron Anderson |
| 12 | Kole Wilson |
| Depth | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Fannin Jr. |
| 2 | Joe Royer |
| 3 | Jack Stoll |
| 4 | Blake Whiteheart |
| 5 | Carsen Ryan |
| 6 | Brenden Bates |
| Position | Depth order |
|---|---|
| Center | Elgton Jenkins, Parker Brailsford, Luke Wypler, Kingsley Eguakun |
| FB | Michael Burton |
| FS | Ronnie Hickman, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Daniel Thomas, Donovan McMillon |
| Holder | Corey Bojorquez, Nik Constantinou |
| Kick returner | Malachi Corley, Dylan Sampson, Tylan Wallace |
| LCB | Denzel Ward, Anthony Kendall, Damarri Mathis, Nate Evans, Tyron Herring |
| LDE | Alex Wright, Isaiah McGuire, Logan Fano, Tyreak Sapp |
| LDT | Mason Graham, Kalia Davis, Adin Huntington |
| Left guard | Zion Johnson, Kendrick Green |
| Long snapper | Rex Sunahara |
| Left tackle | Spencer Fano, Dawand Jones, Jeremiah Byers |
| MLB | Carson Schwesinger, Nathaniel Watson, Edefuan Ulofoshio |
| NB | Myles Harden, Myles Bryant |
| Punter | Corey Bojorquez, Nik Constantinou, Wes Pahl |
| Kicker | Andre Szmyt |
| Punt returner | Gage Larvadain, Isaiah Bond, KC Concepcion |
| RCB | Tyson Campbell, D'Angelo Ross, Tre Avery, Michael Coats Jr. |
| RDE | Jared Verse, Julian Okwara, Benton Whitley, Khordae Sydnor |
| RDT | Maliek Collins, Mike Hall Jr., Sam Kamara, Elijah Chatman |
| Right guard | Teven Jenkins, Zak Zinter, Jack Conley |
| Right tackle | Tytus Howard, Austin Barber, KT Leveston, Tyre Phillips, Izavion Miller |
| SLB | Quincy Williams, Justin Jefferson |
| SS | Grant Delpit, Christopher Edmonds, Zion Washington |
| WLB | Winston Reid, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Reid Carrico, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah |
Deshaun Watson is listed first at quarterback on the 2026 depth chart as of July 27, 2026.
Quinshon Judkins sits atop the running back group as of July 27, 2026. Depth charts move through camp, and this page rebuilds from the source rather than holding a preseason snapshot.
It reflects the 2026 league year as published on July 27, 2026. Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0.
Data from nflverse (nflverse-data), licensed CC BY 4.0. Published July 27, 2026. Source: nflverse-data. Licence: CC BY 4.0. gamedai is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with the National Football League.