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Browns sign 15 undrafted free agents

The Cleveland Browns have signed 15 undrafted free agents.

The group of undrafted free agents is made of eight offensive players and seven defensive players. The positions include four defensive backs, a pair of defensive linemen, running backs, offensive linemen and wide receivers, as well as a single linebacker, quarterback and tight end. The team's virtual rookie minicamp will run from Friday, May 8 through Sunday, May 10.

NamePositionHeightWeightCollegeHometown
Solomon AjayiLB6-0222LibertyFrisco, Texas
Elijah BentonS6-1205LibertyForest, Va.
Ja'Marcus BradleyWR6-0198Louisiana-LafayetteAckerman, Miss.
Tony BrownWR6-1192ColoradoLa Mirada, Calif.
Kevin DavidsonQB6-4255PrincetonDanville, Calif.
Drake DorbeckT6-7317Southern MississippiVicksburg, Miss.
A.J. GreenCB6-2198Oklahoma StateDesota, Texas
Brian HerrienRB5-11208GeorgiaDouglasville, Ga.
Jameson HoustonCB5-11199BaylorAustin, Texas
Benny LeMayRB5-8220CharlotteMatthews, N.C.
Jovante MoffattS5-11213Middle Tennessee StateUnion City, Tenn.
George ObinnaDE6-2245Sacramento StateTracy, Calif.
Alex TaylorT6-8301South Carolina StateMoncks Corner, S.C.
Jeffery WhatleyDE6-1291South AlabamaMidland City, Ala.
Nate WietingTE6-4244IowaRockford, Ill.

Solomon Ajayi – Posted 165 tackles in 25 games (25 starts) with two interceptions, two passes defensed, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and one interception return touchdown
Played in 13 games as a redshirt senior in 2019
Totaled 92 tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble
Saw action in 12 games as redshirt junior in 2018
Registered 73 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, and one forced fumble
Returned one interception 32 yards for a score
Transferred to Liberty from Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, Calif
Played one season (2015) at Bakersfield, finishing the year with 50 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery
Majored in sports management
Native of Frisco, Texas
Brother, Jay, was a fifth-round draft pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2015, was named to a Pro Bowl (2016) and won Super Bowl LII with the Philadelphia Eagles
Last name pronounced uh-JYE.

Elijah Benton – Totaled 205 tackles in 44 career games (26 starts)
Added nine passes defensed, one sack, two interceptions and one forced fumble
Finished second on the team with career-high 85 tackles as a redshirt senior in 2019, starting 11 of 12 games
Added career highs in pass breakups (seven), sacks (one) and forced fumbles (one) and tied his career high with one interception
Received FBS Independent All-Conference first team honors
Two-time member of the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2018 and 2019)
Started 11 of 12 games as a redshirt junior in 2018, tying for the team lead in tackles (76)
Posted two passed defensed and an interception
Played in 11 games (four starts) as a redshirt sophomore in 2017, registering 31 tackles
Played 10 games with 13 tackles as a redshirt freshman in 2016
Earned a bachelor's degree in graphic design and is pursuing a master's degree in executive leadership
Native of Forest, Va
Brother, Greg, played football at Emory & Henry.

Ja'Marcus Bradley – Saw action in 52 career games, catching 160 passes for 2,359 yards (fourth most in Louisiana-Lafayette history) and 23 touchdowns (second in program annals)
Returned 24 kickoffs for 474 yards
Finished his 2019 redshirt senior year as the team's top target with a career-high 906 receiving yards on 60 receptions and 10 touchdowns...Earned second team All-Sun Belt and first team All-Louisiana honors
Notched his second-straight season with 10 touchdowns, the first player in program history to do so
Led the team in receiving yards with 608 yards on 40 receptions as a redshirt junior in 2018
His 10 receiving touchdowns were the most by a receiver since the 1996 season...Notched third team All-Sun Belt Conference honors
Finished second on the team in receptions (39), third on the team in receiving yards (475) and tied for second in touchdown receptions (two) as a redshirt sophomore in 2017
Received honorable mention All-Sun Belt Conference
Caught 32 passes for 320 yards and one score as a redshirt freshman in 2016
Majored in sports management
Native of Ackerman, Miss
First name pronounced Juh-Marcus.

Tony Brown – Played in 47 career games, including his first two seasons at Texas Tech
Totaled 114 receptions for 1,409 yards and seven touchdowns in his college career
Posted 87 receptions for 1,031 yards and seven touchdowns (six receiving, one rushing) at Colorado
Tied a team high with 56 receptions for 707 yards and five touchdowns as a redshirt senior in 2019
Finished third on the team in receiving in both receptions (32) and yards (333) as a redshirt junior in 2018
Scored one touchdown
Played right away as a true freshman at Texas Tech
In 24 games over two seasons (2015-16) with the Red Raiders, recorded 27 receptions for 378 yards and one touchdown
Majored in sociology
Native of La Mirada, Calif.

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Kevin Davidson – Appeared in 29 games at Princeton, completing 246 of 374 passes for 2,993 yards and 25 touchdowns
As a senior in 2019, set the Ivy League record for touchdown passes in a game with seven (against Bucknell)
Threw five touchdown passes against Brown, becoming the first Princeton player with at least two career games of five or more touchdown passes
Completed 209 of 313 passes for 2,569 yards and 20 touchdowns
Ranks second all-time at Princeton in lowest career interception percentage and yards per attempt and is third all-time in career completion percentage...Honorable mention All-Ivy League selection...East-West Shrine Bowl participant
Posted the fifth-best single-season passing yardage total and fourth-best number of touchdown passes in a season in program history
As a junior in 2018, completed 26 of 39 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns in lone start for injured All-American John Lovett in win over Brown
Studied economics
Native of Danville, Calif.

Drake Dorbeck – Started 34 of 39 games at left tackle at Southern Mississippi
As a redshirt senior in 2019, was a second team All-Conference USA selection...Won the Kent Hull Trophy for top offensive lineman in the state of Mississippi...One of three players to start every game on the offensive line... Helped the team compile the fifth-fewest sacks allowed in the league last year
Assisted with the best passing attack in Conference USA as the Golden Eagles average 289.5 yards per game
Named All-Conference USA honorable mention as a redshirt sophomore in 2017, allowing just one sack and four quarterback pressures on the year
Majored in kinesiology
Native of Vicksburg, Miss.

A.J. Green – Played in 40 games with 147 tackles, six interceptions, 21 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one interception returned for a touchdown
As a senior in 2019, was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented to the nation's top defensive back...Second team All-Big 12 honoree as voted by the Associated Press...Honored by the OSU coaches with the Vernon Grant Award for outstanding leadership, spirit and enthusiasm
Earned second team All-Big 12 honors as voted by the league's coaches as a junior in 2018
Received second team Academic All-Big 12 honors and was recognized by the Oklahoma State coaches with the Barry Sanders Award for making the greatest contribution to the team with the least recognition as a sophomore in 2017
Tied for second in the Big 12 with four interceptions
Native of DeSoto, Texas
Cousin Alex Harding plays for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury; cousin Marcus Harden plays for Georgia's football team; cousin David Harden plays for the Memphis football team; and cousin Briana Holman plays for Nebraska's volleyball team.

Brian Herrien – Rushed 277 times for 1,413 yards and 13 touchdowns in 52 career games at Georgia
Caught 28 passes for 167 yards and a pair of scores
Played in 12 games as a senior in 2019...Was the team's second-leading rusher with 490 yards on 103 carries and six touchdowns...Also caught 16 passes for 110 yards and one touchdown...Co-winner of Frank Sinkwich Award as team's toughest player
Played in all 14 games as a junior in 2018, recording 295 yards on 50 carries with three touchdowns
Added one receiving score
Gained 265 yards on 61 carries and one touchdown in 14 games as a sophomore in 2017
Appeared in 12 games as a true freshman in 2016, posting 363 yards on 63 carries and three touchdowns
Recipient of the Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship
Majored in communication studies
Native of Douglasville, Ga.

Jameson Houston – Played in 48 career games, posting 86 tackles, 17 pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries
Started all 14 games as a redshirt senior in 2019, finishing with 44 tackles, one fumble recovery, one interception and eight pass breakups
Earned first team Academic All-Big 12, All-Big 12 honorable mention (coaches) and Postseason All-Texas College Team (DCTF)
Played in 12 games as a redshirt junior in 2018, collecting nine tackles and three pass breakups
Saw action in 11 games, adding 18 tackles and a pass breakup as a redshirt sophomore in 2017
Played in 11 games with 15 tackles, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a redshirt freshman in 2016
Majored in health, kinesiology and leisure studies
Native of Austin, Texas
Cousin, Storm Woods, played football at Oregon State.

Benny LeMay – Played in 43 career games, rushing 596 times for 3,232 yards and 22 scores
Registered 54 receptions for 640 yards and six touchdowns
2020 East-West Shrine Bowl Offensive MVP
Charlotte's all-time FBS rushing leader and ranks second overall all-time...Second all-time with 28 career touchdowns
Two straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons (2018 and 2019)
Only 49er to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in two seasons
2019 first team All-Conference USA (coaches)...2019 first team All-C-USA by Pro Football Focus and Phil Steele
Second all-time with 14 career 100-yard games
Holds school record with four rushing touchdowns in a game
49ers top rusher in 2017, 2018 and 2019
Majored in geography
Native of Matthews, N.C
Brother, Uriah, was a receiver at Charlotte and other brother, Christian, was a quarterback at Jacksonville State.

Jovante Moffatt – Appeared in 55 career games, posting 313 tackles, five interceptions, 17 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
His 313 tackles rank tied for fifth in school history
Set the program's games played record with 55
Started all 12 games as a redshirt senior in 2019
Earned honorable mention All-C-USA honors
Ended the season with a team-best 98 tackles, a career-high three interceptions and one pass breakup
Played in four games, tallying 36 tackles, one interception, five passes defensed and one forced fumble as a senior in 2018 before being redshirted
Started all 13 games as a junior in 2017, earning honorable mention All-Conference USA
Finished with a career-best 101 total tackles to lead the team and added three pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
Earned the team's Grinder Award for safeties
Earned the Grinder Award and Most Improved Award for safeties as a sophomore in 2016
Played all 13 games (12 starts) and was second on the team with 76 stops and three pass breakups
Played in 13 games as a freshman in 2015
Majored in leisure sport and tourism studies
Native of Union City, Tenn.

George Obinna – Played in 46 career games, posting 136 tackles, 33.5 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries
Named FCS second team All-America by the AFCA and third team from STATS and Associated Press as a redshirt senior in 2019
Was a first team All-Big Sky selection and earned the team's Ray Clemons Defensive MVP award
Joined two others as the only Hornet players to be named All-America by the AP, STATS and the AFCA in the same season in program history...Set the Sacramento State single-season (14.0) and career record for sacks (33.5)
Recorded multiple sacks in five games
Limited by injury in 2018
Named first team All-Big Sky at defensive end, finishing with 23 tackles and 8.5 sacks as a redshirt junior in 2017
Posted 31 tackles and 4.5 sacks as a redshirt sophomore in 2016
Led the Hornets with 5.5 sacks and 33 tackles as a redshirt freshman in 2015
Majored in computer science
Native of Tracy, Calif
Last name pronounced o-BEE-nuh.

Alex Taylor – Started all 11 games as a senior in 2019 at South Carolina State...Didn't play football until his junior year of high school, before signing a football scholarship at Appalachian State
Spent two years in the Mountaineers program before transferring to South Carolina State after the 2016 season
Spent 2017 as a member of the South Carolina State basketball team before being discovered by the school's offensive line coach...A All-America honoree, two-time All-MEAC selection and five-time MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week recipient
Was the only player from an Historically Black College (HBCU) to be invited to the NFL Combine this year, while also earning an invite to the Reese's Senior Bowl...Native of Moncks Corner, S.C
Uncle, Pierson Prioleau, won Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints as a safety.

Jeffery Whatley – Played in 39 games, totaling 61 tackles and 4.5 sacks
As a redshirt senior in 2019, shared the team lead with 4.5 sacks while finishing the campaign with 39 stops,
His tackle and sack figures last season were exceeded his three-year totals entering the year
Earned All-Sun Belt Conference second-team honors
As a redshirt junior in 2018, was credited with 12 tackles in 12 games
Appeared in 11 game as a redshirt sophomore in 2017, recording 10 tackles
Saw action in four games as a redshirt freshman in 2016
Majored in history with a leisure studies minor...Native of Midland City, Ala.

Nate Wieting – Appeared in 40 career games with 13 receptions for 185 yards
As a redshirt senior in 2019, played in 11 games with nine starts, posting 10 catches for 117 yards
Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree
Won the Brett Greenwood Award, presented to a walk-on who embodies the values and behaviors of former Hawkeye walk-on Brett Greenwood
Played in 12 games with two starts as a redshirt junior in 2018, adding two catches for 51 yards
Saw action in seven games with one reception for 17 yards as a redshirt sophomore in 2017
Earned the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Started three of 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2016
Won the Team Leader Award on offense after redshirting as a walk-on in 2015
Majored in biochemistry (pre-medicine)
Native of Rockford, Ill
Last name pronounced WHEAT-ing.

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