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#54 Sam Williams

53

Defensive End · Cleveland Browns

30
Role Score
—
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
DALCLE
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
27 yr
+0.5 yr vs NFL DE57th percentile
Height
6'4"
−0.0" vs NFL DE33rd percentile
Weight
265 lb
−2.6 lb vs NFL DE46th percentile
NFL Experience
—
Birth Date
Mar 31, 1999
College
Mississippi
Draft
2022
Draft Pick
R2 · #56

Availability & contract

Expected Games
17/17
Total Contract
—
This Year
—
Per Game
—

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
53
Roster Value+2.8 vs NFL DE55th percentile
30
Role−20.2 vs NFL DE11th percentile
58
Experience+14.4 vs NFL DE57th percentile
96
Prime+7.7 vs NFL DE64th percentile
97
Durability+35 vs NFL DE95th percentile
—
ContinuityBenchmark unavailable
72
Draft Pedigree+31.1 vs NFL DE70th percentile
—
Contract FitBenchmark unavailable

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Sam Williams fits · Defensive Ends

CLE defensive ends, last season vs this season — Sam Williams is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Defensive Line: Jacques Cesaire
#91Alex WrightInjured reserve706212/176694729666$4.0M26.16'5"270
Logan FanoPractice squad26455/17——50880—24.36'5"257
Khordae SydnorPractice squad26455/17——50830—23.16'4"264
#57Isaiah McGuire573514/175792829247$3.9M25.26'4"266
#97Derek Barnett533014/17850829087—30.26'3"259
#54Sam Williams533017/1758—979672—27.56'4"265
Last season · 2025Defensive Line: Jacques Cesaire
Alex WrightInjured reserve706212/176694729666$4.0M26.16'5"270
KJ HenryUnknown37454/17360239642—27.76'4"255
Isaiah McGuire573514/175792829247$3.9M25.26'4"266
Myles Garrett——16/17——————30.76'4"272
Cameron ThomasUnknown——15/17——————26.26'4"265

Contract notes

Short excerpts from public reporting. These notes are reported context, separate from the structured contract figures above.

Transactions

Every tracked move involving this player, from the canonical transaction tracker.

#54Sam Williams

Roster Value53
FACLEActive roster

Cleveland Browns sign Sam Williams

Sep 1, 2026
Official

Sam Williams

Roster Value73
DALFA

Dallas Cowboys release Sam Williams

Aug 30, 2026
Official