Browns UDFA’s contract seems to all but guarantee his roster spot

Salt Lake City, UT - MARCH 19: Logan Fano #0 holds his leg after his second attempt at the 40 yard dash during the Utah Utes Pro Day at the Spence Eccles Field House on March 19, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Cleveland Browns had a large 2026 NFL draft class. With 10 new rookies added to the roster , on top of all seven of last year’s draft class who contributed to the team in 2025 , the Browns may not have a lot of room for undrafted free agents to make this year’s roster .

With a team in flux and looking to get younger, that would be a good problem to have. Our initial 53-man roster projection was posted before the UDFA signings began to trickle in after this year’s draft. Fans thought CB Nate Davis , by far, had the best chance to make the roster , but DE Logan Fano’s contract tells us that the brother of Cleveland’s first pick, OL Spencer Fano , has the best chance.

According to Spotrac , Fano signed for the most guaranteed money of any UDFA this year at $310,000. No other undrafted free agent had more than $288,000 of their contract guaranteed, based on the information available. Davis reportedly got $115,000 , as did fellow CB Michael Coats Jr.

For reference, the most recent seventh-round pick signed by the Browns, DT Jowon Briggs, had just $88,564 guarenteed in his contract. QB Shedeur Sanders had just $447,380 of his fifth-round contract guaranteed last year. Last year, in an unusual circumstance, Cleveland WR Isaiah Bond got the most money guaranteed among undrafted free agents, the entire $3 million of his three-year contract.