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Browns sign 15 undrafted free agents

The Cleveland Browns have signed 15 undrafted free agents. Additionally, the club waived LB D'Juan Hines and DE Lenny Jones (injury settlement).

The group of undrafted free agents is made of eight offensive players, six defensive players and a specialist. The positions include three offensive linemen and a pair of wide receivers, defensive linemen, defensive backs and linebackers. The team also signed a running back, quarterback, tight end and punter. Rookie minicamp will run from Friday to Sunday.

NamePosHtWtCollegeHometown
Dorian BakerWR6-3213KentuckyCleveland Heights, Ohio
David BloughQB6-0200PurdueCarrollton, Texas
Stephen CarlsonTE6-4240PrincetonJamestown, N.Y.
Brian FineanganofoT6-6304Idaho StateLos Angeles, Calif.
Jamie GillanP6-1207Arkansas Pine-BluffLeonardtown, Md.
Darrin HallRB6-0217PittsburghYoungstown, Ohio
J.T. HassellS5-11200Florida TechTitusville, Fla.
DJ MontgomeryWR6-1201Austin PeayDurant, Miss.
Jarrell OwensDE6-3262Oklahoma StatePalestine, Texas
Jermaine PonderCB6-1195Saint Francis (Pa.)Rochester, N.Y.
Wyatt RayDE6-3257Boston CollegeBoca Raton, Fla.
Anthony StubbsLB6-0220Prairie View A&MMillville, N.J.
Trevon TateC6-3306MemphisHouston, Texas
Willie WrightC6-3300TulsaHouston, Texas
Dedrick Young IILB6-0233NebraskaPeoria, Ariz.

Take a look at pictures of the 15 players Cleveland signed as undrafted free agents one week after the 2019 NFL Draft.

Dorian Baker – Played in 44 career games with 34 starts at Kentucky
Ended his career ranked No. 25 on the program's career receiving list with 1,148 receiving yards on 101 catches
Added six touchdowns
One of only 28 in school history to collect at least 1,000 receiving yards
As a redshirt senior in 2018, started 10 of 12 games and helped Kentucky reach its first 10-win season in 41 years
Totaled 13 catches for 133 yards
Redshirted the 2017 season with an ankle injury
Reached 1,000 career receiving yards as a junior in 2016
Started all 12 games as a sophomore in 2015 and led the team in catches (55) and touchdowns (three), collecting 608 yards and a season-long 53-yard catch
Started three of 10 games as a true freshman in 2014, adding 19 receptions for 199 yards and a score
Earned a degree in community and leadership development in December of last year
Native of Cleveland, Ohio and attended Cleveland Heights High School.

David Blough – Played in 44 career games at Purdue
Ranked as the school's fourth-leading passer with 9,734 yards, behind Mark Herrmann, Curtis Painter and Drew Brees
Tossed 871 completions on 1,429 attempts and 69 touchdowns
Ranked third in Purdue history in career passing touchdowns and completions
Four-time Academic All-Big Ten
As a fifth-year senior in 2018, registered career highs in completions (305) and passing yards (3,705) in 13 starts
Tied a career high with 25 passing touchdowns
Completions total ranked sixth in a season in school history, while his passing yards ranked fifth
Tied Brees and his 2016 passing touchdowns total for fifth in school annals
Threw for a career-high 572 yards against Missouri, a school standard
Appeared in nine games with five starts as a senior in 2017
Completed 102 of 157 passing attempts for 1,103 yards and nine touchdowns
Started all 12 games as a junior in 2016 and led the Big Ten in passing average per game (279.3)
Completed 295 of 517 passes for 3,352 yards and a career-high 25 touchdowns
Started eight of 10 games as a sophomore in 2015
Passed for 1,574 yards on 169 completions and 10 touchdowns
Did not play as a freshman in 2014
Pursuing a master's degree in health and kinesiology after earning his bachelor's degree in organizational leadership
Native of Carrollton, Texas
Attended Creekview High School
.Last name rhymes with "plow."

Stephen Carlson – Played in 28 career games at Princeton, catching 125 passes for 1,632 yards and 16 touchdowns
Ended career ranked third all time in touchdown catches, eighth in receiving yards and 10th in receptions
Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll three times
As a senior in 2018, earned second team All-Ivy League honors for the second consecutive season after recording 51 catches for 683 yards and five touchdowns during Princeton's Ivy championship season and first undefeated year since 1964
Helped Princeton post the highest scoring offense in Ivy League history and the No. 2 scoring offense and No. 3 total offense in the nation on the year
Added three 100-yard receiving games
Notched second team All-Ivy League honors at wide receiver after ranking fourth in the Ivy League in both receptions (71) and receiving yards (935) as a junior in 2017
Posted a scoring grab in eight of 10 games
Recorded 11 touchdown catches
Played in five games as a sophomore in 2016 and three as a freshman in 2015
Majored in bioengineering
Native of Jamestown, N.Y...Attended Jamestown High School.

Brian Fineanganofo – Appeared in 34 career games
Helped Idaho State's offense rank sixth in the FCS in yards per game in 2018, starting the final eight games on the blind side and garnering first team all-conference accolades as a redshirt senior
Appeared in all 11 games as a junior in 2017, earning All-Big Sky honorable mention honors
Started the final seven games of 2016 at left tackle
Played in nine games as a freshman in 2015, starting once
Redshirted the 2014 season
Native of Los Angeles, Calif
Attended Paramount High School
Last name pronounced Finney-on-gan-o-fo.

Jamie Gillan – Kicked and punted while at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Received first team all-conference honors as a kicker (20-29 FG, long 47; 30-61 touchbacks on kickoffs) and punter (71-3,105-42.5, 21 fair catches, 27 inside 20) in his senior season in 2018
As a junior in 2017, averaged 43.7 yards per punt to be named first team All-SWAC (55-2,405, 14 fair catches, 17 inside 20), making 13 of 21 field goal attempts (long 52) and causing 12 touchbacks on 43 kickoffs
Served in three roles for the first time as a sophomore in 2016 as the team's placekicker (5-12 field goals, long 46) and punter (71-2,949-41.5, 17 inside 20, 10 fair catches)
Also handled kickoff duties (3 of 33 for touchbacks)
Contributed as a freshman punter (5-224-44.8, two fair catches, two inside the 20) and kicker (10-11 extra points, four field goals)
Native of Scotland, but moved to the United States as a teenager and attended Leonardtonwn High school in Leonardtonwn, Md
Nicknamed "The Scottish Hammer."

Darrin Hall – Posted 2,189 rushing yards on 381 carries in 48 career games at Pitt
Contributed 21 rushing scores
As a senior in 2018, selected third team All-ACC after eclipsing the highest rushing production of his career
Rushed for 1,144 yards and 10 touchdowns on 153 carries in 14 games played
Ranked seventh nationally and second in the ACC in rushing yards per carry (7.48 avg.)
His yards-per-carry average broke the Pitt season record held by Tony Dorsett (6.6 in 1975; minimum 1,000-yards gained)
Played in all 12 games with seven starts as a junior in 2017
Paced the team with 628 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 128 carries
As a sophomore in 2016, played in 12 games and rushed for 160 yards on 36 carries
Played in 10 games, starting one as a true freshman in 2015
Ran for 257 yards and two touchdowns on 64 carries
Majored in health and physical activity
Native of Youngstown, Ohio and attended Austintown Fitch High School.

J.T. Hassell – Played in 23 games from 2017-18 at Division II Florida Tech after transferring from South Dakota State
Totaled 200 tackles in two years, adding 11 pass breakups, eight sacks, five forced fumbles and one interception
Voted the 2018 GSC Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, leading the league in tackles (124) and solo tackles (76), all school records
Ranked first in the conference in forced fumbles (three) and seventh in sacks (4.5)
Set program single-game records for total tackles (20) and sacks (four)
.Earned first team All-GSC honors and was a finalist for the 2018 Cliff Harris Award, given to the Small College Defensive Player of the Year
Received All-America honors from five different organizations
As a junior in 2017, garnered second team All-GSC...Led the team and finished fifth in the GSC with 78 total tackles, 48 solo tackles and 30 assisted stops...Recorded a pair of sacks and intercepted one pass, while forcing six pass breakups
At South Dakota State, played in 26 career games with 62 tackles
Native of Titusville, Fla
Attended Astronaut High School.

D.J. Montgomery – Started 21 of 23 games at Austin Peay over two years (2017-18)
Transferred from Holmes Community College after 2016
Posted 61 receptions for 1,025 yards and 13 touchdowns at Austin Peay
 Started all 11 games as a senior in 2018
Became the fourth Governor to hit double-digit receiving touchdowns in a season and tied for third all time in school history with 10
Caught 42 passes for 797 yards
Led the team with 60 points scored
Played all 12 games in his junior season in 2017, starting 10...Finished second on the team in receptions (19) and receiving yards (228)
Tied for the team lead with three receiving scores
Posted a team-high 36 receptions for 991 yards and 10 touchdowns his sophomore year at Holmes...Caught 11 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns his freshman year
Studied physical therapy
Native of Durant, Miss
Attended Madison Central High School.

Jarrell Owens – Saw action in 43 games at Oklahoma State, tallying 72 stops, 12.5 sacks, four passes defensed and two forced fumbles
Earned second team All-Big 12 honors as a redshirt senior in 2018...Started 12 of 13 games
Set single-season career highs with 31 tackles and six sacks...Played in all 13 as a junior in 2017, but was hindered by injury
Saw the field in every game and started 12 as a sophomore in 2016
Totaled 25 tackles
Played in every game as a freshman in 2015...Finished with 11 tackles, three sacks, a pass breakup and a forced fumble
Redshirted the 2014 season
Majored in university studies/agricultural sciences and natural resources
Native of Palestine, Texas and attended Palestine High School
First name pronounced juh-RELL.

Jermaine Ponder – Saw action in 34 career games at Saint Francis, posting 33 tackles, 18 pass breakups and two interceptions
As a redshirt senior in 2018, played in 10 games, adding a career-high 24 tackles and an interceptions
As a junior in 2017, appeared in all 11 games on defense and special teams
Recorded five tackles and a pass breakup
Contributed on defense and special teams as a sophomore in 2016, playing in 11 games and posting four tackles and a pick
In his freshman season in 2015, played in three games, mostly on special teams
Redshirted the 2014 season
Native of Rochester, N.Y
Attended Bishop Kearney High School.

Wyatt Ray – Appeared in 50 career games at Boston College, contributing 144 tackles, 16.5 sacks, four passes batted down, an interception and a forced fumble
As a senior in 2018, named third team All-ACC
Played in 12 games and added a career-high 44 tackles, nine sacks and two pass breakups
Set single-game career highs in tackles (eights), sacks (four) and passes defensed (one) twice
In his junior season in 2017, played in 13 games, including four starts
Notched 39 tackles and 2.5 sacks on the year
Saw the field in all 13 games as a sophomore in 2016, recording 27 tackles, 4.5 sacks and forced a fumble
Played in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2015, contributing on defense and special teams
Majored in applied psychology and human development
Native of Boca Raton, Fla. and attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

Anthony Stubbs – As a senior last season, led the Prairie View in tackles with 78, along with 4.5 sacks, one interception and two passes defensed
In 2017, finished second on the team with 69 tackles, 5.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and two passes defensed
Native of Millville, N.J
Attended Millville High School.

Trevon Tate – Played in 39 career games with 34 starts
Played primarily at left tackle, but saw limited action at right tackle
Part of the 2015-17 offenses that combined for 19,275 yards of total offense (6,425 yard per season) and scored 188 touchdowns...The offenses combined to score on 82.1 percent (156-of-190) of its trips inside the red zone over the three years
Received first team All-American Athletic Conference honors in 2017
Redshirted his freshman season in 20914
Majored in sport and leisure management
Native of Houston, Texas and attended North Shore High School.

Willie Wright – Started his four seasons at right tackle at Tulsa, making 47 starts and ending his career with 30 consecutive starting assignments
Moved from defensive tackle to offensive tackle in 2015
Redshirted the 2014 season
Majored in communication
Native of Houston, Texas
Attended Cypress Ridge High School.

Dedrick Young II – Started 43 of 48 career games at Nebraska, tallying 284 tackles, 13 passes defensed, two sacks, an interception and a forced fumble
His 284 career tackles are the fifth most in school history
As a senior in 2018, registered a career-high 83 tackles and started all 12 games
Ranked second on the team with his 83 tackles while becoming the first player in Nebraska history to have four 60-tackle seasons
Broke up a career-high five passes and recorded his first career interception
In 2017, the junior played in all 12 games and tied his career high with 11 starts, finishing with 80 tackles
In 2016, as a sophomore, played in 12 games and made nine starts
Notched 60 tackles
Earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition
As a true freshman in 2015, earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and was named Nebraska Newcomer of the Year
Played in 12 games with 11 starts
Finished with 61 tackles, the most ever by a Nebraska true freshman
Earned a degree in supply chain management last year
Native of Peoria, Ariz
Attended Centennial High School.

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