<![CDATA[OFFICIAL 2014 UDFA Thread]]>Please note this list isn't official until the Browns release a list of who signed, but all of these players (or schools, or agents) have at least claimed to be getting some sort of "chance" with the Browns. Some of those in the UDFA signing section are likely going to end up just being camp invites.

2014 UDFA Signings

FB Ray Agnew - Southern Illinois

WR Chandler Jones - San Jose St

WR Willie Snead - Ball State

WR Kenny Shaw - Flordia State

QB Connor Shaw - South Carolina

OT Anthony Dima - Massachusetts

DT Calvin Barnett - Oklahoma St

RB Isaiah Crowell - Alabama St

WR Jonathan Krause - Vanderbilt

SS Darwin Cook - West Virgina

OT Michael Philipp - Oklahoma State

Rookie Mini Camp Invites:

S Jacques Washington - Iowa St

OLB Alex Bazzier - Marshall

RB Jourdan Brooks (UDFA Two Years Ago, invited for tryout)

S Nickoe Whitley - Mississippi St

TE Zane Fakes - Ball State

QB Corey Robinson - Troy

ILB Carlo Calabrese - Notre Dame

TE Blake Jackson - Oklahoma St

WR Gerald Ford - Valdosta State

WR Taylor Gabriel - Abilene Christian

S Robert Nelson - Arizona St

DT Jaccobi McDaniel - Florida St

S Jason Hendricks - Pittsburgh

OG Michael Philipp - Oregon St. - 6-4, 316 lbs

DT Antonio Gillespie - Troy - 6-1, 297 lbs

ILB Greg Blair - Cincinnati - 6-1, 255 lbs

CB K'Waun Williams - Pittsburgh - 5-10

S Jason Hendricks - Pittsburgh - 6-0, 185 lbs

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@harry-buffalo said:

I noticed that when I watched it last night. Plus he plays high. However I think those are the two easier things to teach. But still a big project.

I'll say this. That kid has some LOOOONG arms! LOL

Mike

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@canton-mike said:

Athletic as hell, but watch his highlights....almost every tackle is an arm tackle. He definitely is a project.

Mike

I noticed that when I watched it last night. Plus he plays high. However I think those are the two easier things to teach. But still a big project.

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@harry-buffalo said:

Browns just signed UDFA Elhadji Ndiaye DE. Some super freak athletic dude playing Div II. 6'5 255 pounds and ran a 4.48 at his pro day. Only has two years of football experience but was apparently very productive.

Athletic as hell, but watch his highlights....almost every tackle is an arm tackle. He definitely is a project.

Mike

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@calfoxwc said:

In his ability to catch the ball in traffic, and instincts... he reminds me

of my favorite sleeper wr in the draft, Abbredaris. Maybe Snead ran the 40 time faster for the

Browns than he ran at the combine. Or maybe, he isn't a track guy,...

The one player I regret the Browns not getting is Abbredaris. We'll see how he works out for the Packers.

He did. I think he ran a 4.5 or just above at his pro day. 4.6 was his combine number.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/407938https://brownsboard.com/post/407938Wed, 14 May 2014 22:19:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OFFICIAL 2014 UDFA Thread on Wed, 14 May 2014 13:47:01 GMT]]>In his ability to catch the ball in traffic, and instincts... he reminds me

of my favorite sleeper wr in the draft, Abbredaris. Maybe Snead ran the 40 time faster for the

Browns than he ran at the combine. Or maybe, he isn't a track guy,...

The one player I regret the Browns not getting is Abbredaris. We'll see how he works out for the Packers.

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@soju said:

Our Supposed Best Undrafted WR

Here he is. I guess he broke all records at Ball State and "all he did was make plays."

Willie Snead

Saw this today (some spreadsheets too that I haven't gone through yet) - WR Metrics :

http://www.allprofootballsource.com/2014-nfl-draft-prospects-watch-list/

WR

Jarvis Landry: 92.5

Games watched in 2013: Texas A&M

Brandon Coleman: 89.5

Games watched in 2013: Fresno State, Louisville

Marquise Lee: 89.25

Games watched in 2013: Arizona State, UCLA

Sammy Watkins: 89

Games watched in 2013: Georgia, NC State

Brandin Cooks: 89

Games watched in 2013: Cal, Oregon State

Willie Snead: 88.5

Games watched in 2013: Central Michigan

Justin Hardy: 88.5

Games watched in 2013: Southern Mississippi

Mike Evans: 88

Games watched in 2013: Alabama, Arkansas

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@harry-buffalo said:

Browns just signed UDFA Elhadji Ndiaye DE. Some super freak athletic dude playing Div II. 6'5 255 pounds and ran a 4.48 at his pro day. Only has two years of football experience but was apparently very productive.

Saw that today too. If there's a guy to to raw ability on D and make him a solid player, it's Pettine. He's in good hands, glad to have him.]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/407681https://brownsboard.com/post/407681Wed, 14 May 2014 02:13:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OFFICIAL 2014 UDFA Thread on Wed, 14 May 2014 02:04:43 GMT]]>Browns just signed UDFA Elhadji Ndiaye DE. Some super freak athletic dude playing Div II. 6'5 255 pounds and ran a 4.48 at his pro day. Only has two years of football experience but was apparently very productive.

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@harry-buffalo said:

I ment to say Thig not Shaw in my previous comment.

Oh. Well that makes sense, then.

I agree.

This is a good problem to have.

A bunch of able bodied quarterbacks with winning experience that fit the offensive system? I don't know if I've ever seen this before.

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@tim-couch-pulls-out said:

Except Shaw would be snatched up within hours of being cut, so that reasoning is flawed.

Shaw is too valuable to cut, but too disposable to matter. He's a guy they'd try to sneak on the practice squad, but wouldn't clear waivers.

I ment to say Thig not Shaw in my previous comment.

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@d-bone said:

Crowell's video package is pretty impressive. Awesome burst and quickness and runs tough. Hopefully he stays away from Gordon's pot parties.

Some guys with a past turn it around & some don't, but with this kid's talent & the fact he's a bargain as a UDFA, why not see what he can do? IMHO he's a fantastic pick up & the price is right.

Mike

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Zombo said:

Ideally, Shaw comes up with an "Injury" and we can shelve him for a season at the end of camp.

I think we are going to get Thiggy with it for the 3rd QB spot for a year just because he has experience, and if Hoyer goes down again, we have none of that.

Of course ... we are not talking about a ton of experience here ... Our four QBs have started a grand total of five games since 2009 (Hoyer 4, Thiggy 1).

But the Thigster did have an 11 game run as the starter with KC in 2008 ... he went 1-10.

Zombo

I watched every game of that season, two of them in person.

The Thig has the talent to start in the NFL. He's never had an overly talented team to work with. He still threw Dwayne Bowe to a 1,000+ yard season, as well as Brandon Marshall.

He's a mobile quarterback who excels outside of the pocket. That is Shanahan's system. If he had a fit, it would be Cleveland.

We're not going into the season with a two rookies and another QB with only 4 starts to his career.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/407591https://brownsboard.com/post/407591Tue, 13 May 2014 22:46:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OFFICIAL 2014 UDFA Thread on Tue, 13 May 2014 22:36:35 GMT]]>Crowell's video package is pretty impressive. Awesome burst and quickness and runs tough. Hopefully he stays away from Gordon's pot parties.

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@d-bone said:

Cleveland Browns -- RB Isaiah Crowell, Alabama State
While I also think fellow undrafted players WR Chandler Jones, WR Willie Snead and QB Connor Shaw have excellent shots to make the roster, Crowell is the most talented of the group and arguably the most gifted of all the running backs in the 2014 class. Strong off field red flags left him undrafted, but if he stays motivated and clean, look out for the Cleveland backfield.

Crowell is a serious talent. I agree. There's some good film included in this report.

Crowell scouting report

And I think Chandler Jones will contribute as a rookie. We did a very good job with the UDFAs.

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Cleveland Browns -- RB Isaiah Crowell, Alabama State

While I also think fellow undrafted players WR Chandler Jones, WR Willie Snead and QB Connor Shaw have excellent shots to make the roster, Crowell is the most talented of the group and arguably the most gifted of all the running backs in the 2014 class. Strong off field red flags left him undrafted, but if he stays motivated and clean, look out for the Cleveland backfield.

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@harry-buffalo said:

Also guys, please note that after the cuts, we still have room for 3 more players that can be added. More than likely, even when considering we will cut a few of the guys we signed to contracts after rookie camp, we will likely be signing at least 3 of the guys we bring in for tryouts, plus UDFA that are cut from other teams/veteran players cut from other teams.

Lots of movement between now and the first preseason game...

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@tim-couch-pulls-out said:

Except Shaw would be snatched up within hours of being cut, so that reasoning is flawed.

Shaw is too valuable to cut, but too disposable to matter. He's a guy they'd try to sneak on the practice squad, but wouldn't clear waivers.

Ideally, Shaw comes up with an "Injury" and we can shelve him for a season at the end of camp.

I think we are going to get Thiggy with it for the 3rd QB spot for a year just because he has experience, and if Hoyer goes down again, we have none of that.

Of course ... we are not talking about a ton of experience here ... Our four QBs have started a grand total of five games since 2009 (Hoyer 4, Thiggy 1).

But the Thigster did have an 11 game run as the starter with KC in 2008 ... he went 1-10.

Zombo

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/407370https://brownsboard.com/post/407370Tue, 13 May 2014 14:24:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OFFICIAL 2014 UDFA Thread on Tue, 13 May 2014 14:10:49 GMT]]>That was FUN to watch. Outstanding focus, even when being mugged.

Interesting udfa !

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/407365https://brownsboard.com/post/407365Tue, 13 May 2014 14:10:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OFFICIAL 2014 UDFA Thread on Tue, 13 May 2014 13:03:23 GMT]]> Our Supposed Best Undrafted WR

Here he is. I guess he broke all records at Ball State and "all he did was make plays."

Willie Snead

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@harry-buffalo said:

Unless he practices really bad I don't see that happening. Like I said, they keep shaw all offseason and preseason so he can learn the offense, cut him when they need to trim it to 53, and then if Hoyer or Manziel go down, they resign him. I don't think Shaw has any chance of seeing playing time this year, but at the same time I don't think they are going to risk putting him on the PS unless he doesn't do well during the preseason.

Except Shaw would be snatched up within hours of being cut, so that reasoning is flawed.

Shaw is too valuable to cut, but too disposable to matter. He's a guy they'd try to sneak on the practice squad, but wouldn't clear waivers.

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@tim-couch-pulls-out said:

Thig has a much better chance of making the opening day 53 than Shaw.

I highly doubt they'd keep a guy with only 5 starts to his career and back him up with two rookies, one of which a UDFA.

If anyone gets the axe, it would likely be Shaw.

Unless he practices really bad I don't see that happening. Like I said, they keep shaw all offseason and preseason so he can learn the offense, cut him when they need to trim it to 53, and then if Hoyer or Manziel go down, they resign him. I don't think Shaw has any chance of seeing playing time this year, but at the same time I don't think they are going to risk putting him on the PS unless he doesn't do well during the preseason.

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@harry-buffalo said:

We won't keep 4 qb's on the roster to start the season. Thig is too old to store on the PS, but I imagine he gets cut when we move down to 53 and they keep his phone # in case something happens. That way he has all preseason to go over the playbook and learn everything.

Thig has a much better chance of making the opening day 53 than Shaw.

I highly doubt they'd keep a guy with only 5 starts to his career and back him up with two rookies, one of which a UDFA.

If anyone gets the axe, it would likely be Shaw.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/407180https://brownsboard.com/post/407180Mon, 12 May 2014 22:02:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OFFICIAL 2014 UDFA Thread on Mon, 12 May 2014 21:47:19 GMT]]>Also guys, please note that after the cuts, we still have room for 3 more players that can be added. More than likely, even when considering we will cut a few of the guys we signed to contracts after rookie camp, we will likely be signing at least 3 of the guys we bring in for tryouts, plus UDFA that are cut from other teams/veteran players cut from other teams.

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@tim-couch-pulls-out said:

I expect Shaw to battle with the Thig for a roster spot, although I could see us keeping both. Shaw won't clear waivers to make it to the practice squad, yet he's a very interesting prospect. With the way injuries have decimated Cleveland QB's as well as Shanahan QB's, keeping three active QB's and an emergency QB isn't that far fetched.

We won't keep 4 qb's on the roster to start the season. Thig is too old to store on the PS, but I imagine he gets cut when we move down to 53 and they keep his phone # in case something happens. That way he has all preseason to go over the playbook and learn everything.

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