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CLE · RDE · #54

Sam Williams

No. 2 on the depth chart

Is Sam Williams starting?

Sam Williams is listed No. 2 at RDE on the Cleveland Browns depth chart. Jared Verse is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Sam Williams this week

The Cleveland Browns play next in Week 6, at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Sam Williams is listed No. 2 at RDE going into that game.

At RDE for the Cleveland Browns, Jared Verse sits ahead of him.

Sam Williams's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 12-17 at NYJ (Oct 11); W 27-24 vs PIT (Oct 1); W 21-18 vs CAR (Sep 27).

Sam Williams wears No. 54, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 4", 260 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of Ole Miss.

Is Sam Williams playing this week?

Sam Williams is listed No. 2 at RDE for Cleveland Browns, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

CLE RDE Depth

1Jared VerseStarter
2Sam Williams

Cleveland Browns Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 4"
Weight
260
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026CLE583101
    2025DAL16217102
    2023DAL151244.500
    2022DAL13139401
    Career4 yrs49542310.504

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    8
    +0.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    1
    +0.1/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    49
    Tackles
    54

    #36 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Sam Williams is rated 73 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 100th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 53% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    53rd percentile
    Beats 53% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 594 snaps
    Draft slot
    20% of rating
    Pick 56 · 2022 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11L@ NYJTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 12-17

    Oct 1Wvs PITTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 27-24

    Sep 27Wvs CARTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 21-18

    Sep 20W@ TBTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 23-19

    Sep 13L@ JAXTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 10-34

    Sam Williams's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Sam Williams plays 36% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share36%

    College

    Ole Miss

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