Mohamoud Diabate, more UDFAs with best hope to make the roster

Matching the undrafted contract of Phelps, the Browns also forked out a great deal of money for Utah linebacker Mohamoud Diabate.

Given the Browns did not sign a new face to the linebacker room, just re-signing Anthony Walker Jr. and Sione Takitaki (both of whom are still rehabbing from season-ending injuries), Diabate has a real shot to make the roster. While Diabate is extremely raw, lacking the eyes and instincts to read keys downhill or to work in a backpedal in coverage, he has the tools and athleticism worth taking a chance on.

Outside of sure-fire starter Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, the disappointing third rounder Jacob Phillips, and the injured Walker Jr. and Takitaki, the Browns only have third-year player Tony Fields II (who played quite well when called upon in 2022) and special teamers Jordan Kunaszyk and Matthew Adams at the linebacker position on their roster.

Diabate is in a position to prove himself in camp.