Cleveland Browns training camp 2026: WR preview, Part 2 – Filling out the back end
The Cleveland Browns have 12 wide receivers in training camp, so we split up our receiver preview into two parts. You can catch up on Part 1 here . For Part 2 below, surely there is one gem who will rise above the rest to stick around? Height: 6-0 | Weight: 190 lbs | Age: 25 Experience: 3 years | College: Louisville Jamari Thrash was a 5th round pick by the Browns in 2024. He barely played as a rookie, but in training camp last year, he seemed to be doing well to go along with a nice preseason. Then, Isaiah Bond was signed and immediately moved ahead of Thrash it seemed like. Thrash caught 10 passes for 107 yards last year, but by midseason, he was inactive the rest of the year. In December, the team even waived him for a week before adding him back to the roster. He could benefit from the fresh eyes of a new coaching staff, so one could argue that he’s just as much in competition for that fourth receiving role as the likes of Cedric Tillman , Isaiah Bond , and Malachi Corley . But I’m expecting this to end up being the end of his time with Cleveland, or a practice squad candidate. Final Roster Odds: 10% Height: 5-11 | Weight: 200 lbs | Age: 27 Experience: 6 years | College: Oklahoma State Tylan Wallace was a 4th round pick by the Baltimore Ravens in 2021, so there’s one of the team’s few ties to new head coach Todd Monken . Don’t expect his offensive production alone to win him a roster spot, though. In 5 years with Baltimore, Wallace had 22 catches for 305 yards and 2 touchdowns. Wallace is one of the candidates this year to be a team’s, “He’s a receiver, but he really factors in on special teams.” With how bad the Browns were on special teams defense this year, besides a new special teams coach coming in, they also needed fresh personnel. Wallace isn’t known as an ace per se, but he did have 23 special teams tackles in 5 years, including 8 last year. He also has a little bit of NFL experience returning punts and kickoffs, although he was not in that role regularly with Baltimore. Final Roster Odds: 25% Height: 5-8 | Weight: 171 lbs | Age: 23 Experience: 2 years | College: South Carolina I had a thing for Gage Larvadain last year. As an undrafted free agent, he made some nice plays in training camp and led the team with 9 catches for 94 yards and 1 touchdown, 2 rushes for 20 yards (including 1 touchdown), and had 10 punt returns. I never realized how small he was until doing this write-up, but he didn’t play like a 5-8, 171 lbs receiver. During the regular season, Larvadain ended up becoming the team’s primary punt returner, finishing with 24 returns for 167 yards (7.0 yards per return). He was worked into some reps at receiver too, logging 7 catches for 71 yards and running 1 time for 3 yards. I’ll still be rooting for Larvadain in this year’s camp, but he (along with the other guys below) face an uphill battle at trying to make a positive impression with the depth ahead of them. Unlike Wallace, Larvadain did not play special teams defense a year ago. Final Roster Odds: 20% Height: 5-8 | Weight: 180 lbs | Age: 24 Experience: 1 year | College: Kent State Luke Floriea is the local kid. If you recall, he went undrafted last year, but the Browns picked up the Mentor native and Kent State alumni for training camp. Floriea has a great start to camp last year, and fans will remember this beautiful 30-yard snag that he had from Shedeur Sanders in the preseason (see below). Unfortunately, while making that same catch, he hurt his hamstring, which led to him missing the rest of camp and eventually being waived/injured. He eventually re-signed with the Browns and spent the season on the practice squad. In my head, I root for the underdog story and could see a path for Floriea overcoming the odds and winning a role in this offense. He’s already shown some good things this offseason, and those positive plays won’t go unnoticed by a new coaching staff. But, it’s still very crowded on the back end of the roster here. Fans [... truncated ...]
