The Cleveland Browns will hold their first full-squad session of training camp on Thursday Cleveland Browns Womens T-Shirt , July 26th, and that means it is time for me to unveil my first 53-man roster projection of the season. This pre-training camp edition is my current perception for how things will go, but it could change drastically over the next couple of weeks based on reports from training camp and performances in the preseason games.I will have two more roster projections as training camp progresses: one will be after the second preseason game, and the final one will immediately follow the final preseason game. Remember that there is only one cutdown date this year — straight from 90 to 53 players..dbn {background: #fff;width: 600px;padding: 2px;font-size: 11px;color: #FFFFFF;}tr:first-child td {font-weight: bold;TEXT-ALIGN: center; BACKGROUND: #DF6108; COLOR: white; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom;}td {border: 1px solid #000;padding-left: 2px;}tr:nth-child(even) {background: #330000;color: white;}tr:nth-child(even) td {color: white;}tr:nth-child(odd) {background: #FFDB9F;color: black;}tr td:first-child {text-align:center;font-weight:bold;}The list above contains 53 players that I kept, and 36 players that I cut. That comes out to 89 players, because WR Ricardo Louis will go on IR and no one has been signed to replace him yet. Technically, WR Josh Gordon is not on the 90-man roster now either, but I am optimistic with my projection that he will return for the regular season.Every year, I fill in each player’s name on either the “roster” side or the “cut” side, without tallying whether or not I have surpassed the 53-player limit. Then, I count up the left side, and if I am over 53 players, I weigh my options and decide who the “tough” cuts are. This year, I came to 50 players, so I was able to bump three players over from my “cuts” list.General Roster Projection NotesQuarterback is already locked in, barring injury: Tyrod Taylor will start, Baker Mayfield will basically be the backup, the Drew Stanton will be the happy mentor to the rookie.The running back position is also locked in for the top three running backs. Matthew Dayes has a shot at the roster if he wins the kick return role, but I think other players will win that job.Wide receiver is definitely murky, and my decision on Josh Gordon will become more clear as time goes on. Because there is still over a month until the start of the regular season, I want to be optimistic that even if he takes three weeks to himself, he can be ready for Week 1. Ricardo Louis’ season-ending injury improves the chances of Damion Ratley or Rashard Higgins making the roster. For now, I picked the rookie since Jarvis Landry will play the slot role, which Higgins specializes in Cleveland Browns Hats , and I’m still keeping Ratley off for the practice squad.The Browns’ top three tight ends also seem locked in; I don’t see a fourth tight end being a priority when I’d rather use that number for an extra offensive lineman, defensive lineman, or defensive back.I’m playing it incredibly safe at offensive line to start things off because it is too early to tell how some of the young linemen will perform. I would have had Desmond Harrison make the roster over Greg Robinson, but Robinson is now starting camp on the PUP list with an ankle injury.Is it a bit much to carry 10 defensive linemen? Maybe, but I love the Browns being deep at that position. The heavy rotation worked very well last year, and with Larry Ogunjobi taking on a bigger workload this year with Danny Shelton gone, I see that open the door for Trenton Thompson making the roster. Defensive end is up-in-the-air for me, because I really don’t envision Carl Nassib being a lock for the roster, but the depth at the position is still very questionable after Myles Garrett and Emmanuel Ogbah.I only went with six linebackers. Last year, the Browns used four linebackers on defense, and the back end of the chart worked on special teams. They also can use a guy like Jabrill Peppers as a hybrid linebacker, so we don’t need a seventh player at the spot.Even though I listed rookie Simeon Thomas as a cornerback in our training camp previews, I only had three safeties making the roster. I moved Thomas over to balance the numbers a bit, since we’re not quite sure yet if he will be a cornerback or a safety.Part of me wonders if Cleveland will cut E.J. Gaines if he loses the starting competition with T.J. Carrie. For now, I’m keeping the best six cornerbacks on the roster.Despite the competition at kicker and punter, I’m keeping things the same as last year.The single asterisks on the cut side represent my projected practice squad, which includes RB Matthew Dayes, WR Damion Ratley, WR Da’Mari Scott, TE Julian Allen, OT Desmond Harrison, OT Christian DiLauro, DL Marcell Frazier, LB Justin Currie Cleveland Browns Womens Hoodie , S Montrel Meander, CB Denzel Rice, and INTL Tigie Sankoh (he counts for free as part of the NFL’s international program).Feel free to share your roster projections here, or some changes you would make to mine. Note: Ezweav also posted his 53-man roster projection this past Sunday. This isn't exactly where the Jets expected to be right now. At least, not this way.Todd Bowles' bunch is 1-2 after an embarrassing flop in Cleveland, falling 21-17 on Thursday night to a Browns team that hadn't won since 2016. Two losses in five days have New York looking for answers and hoping things don't quickly spiral before the season is even a month old."It's a 24-hour rule and you've got to have tough skin," Bowles said Friday morning. "We're a tough-minded team and it's not going to drag. We've got a couple of days to get some rest and get some guys back and get healthy and move on to Jacksonville next week — no different from if we had won the ballgame."We'll be fine that way. I think we're mentally tough."Judging from the mistakes, penalties and missed opportunities in the Jets' losses to Miami last Sunday and then at Cleveland, the team hasn't backed up its coach.That assessment will certainly be tested, though. New York's upcoming schedule includes some tough defenses — at Jacksonville, vs. Denver, vs. Indianapolis, vs. Minnesota and at Chicago — that will be licking their chops at the prospect of facing rookie quarterback Sam Darnold."Going in, watching the schedule after he won starting job, I thought this would be his toughest game from a scheme-coverage standpoint because of the things they do on that side of the ball," Bowles said. "I thought he handled that well."It's not that the No. 3 overall pick has been bad. Darnold hasn't been particularly great, either.In the Jets' two losses, he has one touchdown pass and four interceptions, although the two against Cleveland came late in the game while he was trying to rally New York to a comeback."It's not acceptable the way that I played tonight and I know that, but also take it like a man," Darnold said after the game. "I feel like I'm responsible for some of the stagnant offense that we had. I just have to play better. That's really it. I have to find completions and continue to do what I've been doing."Darnold was 15 of 31 for 169 yards and the two INTs against Cleveland. He has said all the right things, showing the maturity of a veteran. But the 21-year-old face of the franchise is going through the rookie rollercoaster of ups and downs."He has a fire within that you really can't see, but I thought he competed his butt off yesterday," Bowles said. "I thought yesterday was one of his better ballgames from a mental standpoint and a toughness standpoint and a grit standpoint."But Darnold was easily overshadowed in front of a prime-time crowd by Baker Mayfield Womens Customized Cleveland Browns Jerseys , the No. 1 overall pick who replaced an injured Tyrod Taylor and energized the Browns while leading them to their first win since Dec. 24, 2016.While Mayfield was zipping passes all around the field, offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates seemed to play it mostly conservative with Darnold. Bowles thought the offense was "well-balanced," but added that the Browns' defense negated some of the Jets' game plan in the second half."I mean, we can run it better, we can protect better, we can run routes better and he can make some decisions better," Bowles said. "But it's a team effort. It's not just Sam. From that standpoint, I'm not saying that people weren't helping him out. We can do a better job all around helping him out."Not committing silly penalties — on both sides of the ball — would be a start.There was Isaiah Crowell's touchdown celebration when he pretended to wipe his rear end with the football before firing it into the crowd, resulting in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.Cornerback Trumaine Johnson had two penalties during one drive, including an unsportsmanlike conduct call on a third-down play when he flipped the ball to Browns receiver Jarvis Landry, and an unnecessary roughness call two plays later.Also, Mayfield was sacked on a 2-point conversion attempt at the end of the third quarter, but cornerback Morris Claiborne committed a holding penalty. The Browns converted the 2-point try, with Landry throwing to Mayfield, tying the game and shifting the momentum to Cleveland."Well, the penalties are definitely on the players," Bowles said. "I mean, coaches can't play for them. We understand situations and we know what to do and what not to do. Guys have got to be calmer in certain situations."Perhaps the biggest swing came with the Jets leading 14-3 in the third period when Darnold completed a 17-yard pass to Robby Anderson, who then fumbled. The Browns kicked a field goal four plays later, making it a one-score game."I know we have character and I know that we'll fight and I know we have a decent team," Bowles said. "We've just got to cut down and fix some things."NOTES: WR ArDarius Stewart was re-signed to the practice squad after being waived earlier in the week. Stewart was a third-round pick out of Alabama last year. To make room, WR Deontay Burnett was released. ... Bowles said there were no major injuries coming out of the game.