Drew Forbes

Career Transactions

Selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (189th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Key Notes

· Exercised his option to opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

· Placed on injured reserve prior to Week 1 in 2019 after sustaining a knee injury in the preseason finale. Activated off injured reserve and re-joined the active roster in Week 11. Appeared in two games.

· Featured in a pre-draft series by Sports Illustrated's Kalyn Kahler titled "Who Is Prospect X? The Search for the NFL Draft's Most Overlooked Prospect." The piece profiled Forbes, removing his name and replacing it with "Prospect X" and chronicled his pre-draft process and battle to become noticed from tiny Southeast Missouri.

• Helped Southeast Missouri to the school's second playoff berth.

Career Transactions

Selected by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (189th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Key Notes

· Spent the 2021 season on injured reserve with a knee injury sustained in training camp.

· Exercised his option to opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

· Appeared in two games as a rookie in 2019.

· Featured in a pre-draft series by Sports Illustrated's Kalyn Kahler titled "Who Is Prospect X? The Search for the NFL Draft's Most Overlooked Prospect." The piece profiled Forbes, removing his name and replacing it with "Prospect X" and chronicled his pre-draft process and battle to become noticed from tiny Southeast Missouri.

· Helped Southeast Missouri to the school's second playoff berth.

Personal

· Wife is Emily Forbes.

· Native of Bonne Terre, Mo. and attended North County High School.

· Earned a degree in corporate communication from Southeast Missouri.

· Draws inspiration from his younger brother Brett, who was born with spina bifida and has no feeling below his knees, and travels the country playing wheelchair basketball.

· Sister, Holly, plays basketball at Robert Morris and was named a NJCAA Division I All-American.

Beyond Football

· Active in the Cleveland community volunteering for a number of youth football camps, hospital visits and military appreciation events.