NFL Waiver order: Browns just in front of Ravens, just behind Kwesi Adofo-Mensah

With all of the NFL’s 53-man rosters now set, a large number of players have hit the league’s waiver wire. Unlike veterans with four or more years of experience who can choose their next destinations, these young players have to wait out the waiver process before knowing where they might end up.

Early in the season, the waiver order is set based on the previous year’s records. Unlike some fantasy football leagues, the NFL’s waiver system allows teams to claim as many players as they want with the highest priority team getting any player they claim.

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That tends to lead to a chain reaction. If the Jacksonville Jaguars, who have the highest waiver priority, claim four players they then must release/waive four other players.

The Cleveland Browns have the 13th waiver priority but sit in an interesting spot. Just ahead of them is the Minnesota Vikings run by Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, the former Browns executive. It is fair to say the two teams may have a similar interest in players.

Cleveland sits just ahead of the Baltimore Ravens. If the two teams place a waiver claim on the same player, the Browns will win the claim over the Ravens.

The full order for waivers is here:

1. Jacksonville Jaguars
2. Detroit Lions
3. Houston Texans
4. New York Jets
5. New York Giants
6. Carolina Panthers
7. Chicago Bears
8. Atlanta Falcons
9. Denver Broncos
10. Seattle Seahawks
11. Washington Commanders
12. Minnesota Vikings
13. Cleveland Browns
14. Baltimore Ravens
15. Miami Dolphins
16. Indianapolis Colts
17. Los Angeles Chargers
18. New Orleans Saints
19. Philadelphia Eagles
20. Pittsburgh Steelers
21. New England Patriots
22. Las Vegas Raiders
23. Arizona Cardinals
24. Dallas Cowboys
25. Buffalo Bills
26. Tennessee Titans
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
28. Green Bay Packers
29. San Francisco 49ers
30. Kansas City Chiefs
31. Cincinnati Bengals
32. Los Angeles Rams