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Updated 53-man roster prediction as Austin Watkins Jr. pleads his case

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We are nearing the red wedding around the NFL as every team will have to cut their rosters from 90 men down to their initial 53-man roster. And for the Cleveland Browns, a team that has accumulated a great deal of talent, that means some hard decisions will have to be made. The hardest decision, however, will surround 2021 undrafted wide receiver Austin Watkins Jr. as he continues to plead his case.

Will he make his first NFL roster? Can he clear waivers and land back on the practice squad? Here is a final 53-man roster prediction as we enter the last week of the preseason.

QB Deshaun Watson

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QB Joshua Dobbs

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QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson

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RB Nick Chubb

Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

RB Jerome Ford

Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

RB3 (not currently on roster)

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WR Amari Cooper

Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

WR Elijah Moore

(Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)

WR Donovan Peoples-Jones

WR Cedric Tillman

Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

WR David Bell

Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

WR Jakeem Grant Sr.

Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

WR Austin Watkins Jr.

Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

TE David Njoku

Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports

TE Jordan Akins

(Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)

TE Harrison Bryant

Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

OT Jedrick Wills

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OG Joel Bitonio

Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

C Ethan Pocic

Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

OG Wyatt Teller

Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

OT Jack Conklin

Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

OT Dawand Jones

(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

OT James Hudson III

Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

OG Michael Dunn

Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

C Nick Harris

Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

C Luke Wypler

(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

DE Myles Garrett

Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

DE Za'Darius Smith

Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

DE Ogbo Okoronkwo

(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

DE Alex Wright

Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-USA TODAY Sports

DE Isaiah McGuire

Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

DT Dalvin Tomlinson

Mandatory Credit: Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports

DT Shelby Harris

(Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

DT Siaki Ika

Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

DT Maurice Hurst II

(Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

LB Anthony Walker Jr.

Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

LB Sione Takitaki

LB Tony Fields II

(Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

LB Mohamoud Diabate

(Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

CB Denzel Ward

(AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

CB Greg Newsome II

Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

CB Martin Emerson Jr.

[Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

CB A.J. Green III

CB Cameron Mitchell

(Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

CB Mike Ford Jr.

Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

S Grant Delpit

Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

S Juan Thornhill

Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

S Rodney McLeod

Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

S Ronnie Hickman Jr.

Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

K Cade York

Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

P Corey Bojorquez

(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

LS Charley Hughlett

Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
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