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#18 Joe Royer

28

Tight End · Cleveland Browns

25
Role Score
Practice Squad / Camp Body
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
#170CLE
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
24 yr
−2.2 yr vs NFL TE22nd percentile
Height
6'5"
+0.3" vs NFL TE43rd percentile
Weight
247 lb
−1.7 lb vs NFL TE40th percentile
NFL Experience
0 years
Birth Date
Feb 25, 2002
College
Cincinnati; Ohio State
Draft
2026
Draft Pick
R5 · #170

Availability & contract

Expected Games
2/17
Total Contract
$4.8M
This Year
—
Per Game
—

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
28
Roster Value−19.7 vs NFL TE19th percentile
25
Role−21.5 vs NFL TE4th percentile
0
Experience−39.6 vs NFL TE0th percentile
93
Prime+2.7 vs NFL TE45th percentile
50
Durability−11.8 vs NFL TE18th percentile
0
Continuity−34.5 vs NFL TE0th percentile
28
Draft Pedigree+1.8 vs NFL TE59th percentile
39
Contract Fit−16.1 vs NFL TE14th percentile

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 Joe Royer fits · Tight Ends

CLE tight ends, last season vs this season — Joe Royer 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 · 2026Coach TBD
#44Harold Fannin Jr.778216/175665948169$1.5M22.26'4"230
#86Blake Whiteheart524512/17445770960$1.1M26.56'4"250
#84Messiah SwinsonPractice squad32305/170—50960—26.46'7"260
Jermaine TerryFree agent29303/170050870—23.46'4"245
Drew BiberFree agent19303/170050900—24.06'3"245
#18Joe RoyerReserve/NFI28252/1700509328—24.66'5"247
#48Carsen RyanDrafted, unsigned16202/170050865—23.16'3"250
Last season · 2025Coach TBD
Harold Fannin Jr.778216/175665948169$1.5M22.26'4"230
Sal Cannella39622/1773612920—29.86'5"228
Blake Whiteheart524512/17445770960$1.1M26.56'4"250
Brenden BatesOn waivers45458/17305348960$1.1M26.96'5"251
Caden PrieskornUnknown2930—0050960—27.06'5"255
David NjokuFree agent——13/17——————30.26'4"246

Transactions

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

#18Joe Royer

Roster Value28
CLEDrafted, unsignedCLEReserve/NFI

Cleveland Browns place TE Joe Royer on reserve/NFI

Aug 30, 2026
Official

#18Joe Royer

Roster Value28
CLE

Joe Royer does not practice

Aug 20, 2026
Official

#18Joe Royer

Roster Value28
#170CLE

Cleveland Browns select TE Joe Royer in the NFL draft

Apr 28, 2026
Official