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Browns Week 4 Inactives: Who's In, Who's Out for Week 4 vs. Steelers
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The Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers have released their inactives ahead of the 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff on "Thursday Night Football," and there were no surprises on Cleveland's side after Wednesday's final injury report .
Center Elgton Jenkins (concussion), guard Teven Jenkins (back) and wide receiver Tylan Wallace (knee) were all ruled out on Wednesday. Teven Jenkins will miss his fourth straight game.
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The other two are not injury-related. Taylen Green will dress as the emergency third quarterback, and linebacker Justin Jefferson sits for a third straight week.
Cornerback Tyson Campbell is active after missing the Week 3 win over the Carolina Panthers with a knee injury. Safety Grant Delpit (shoulder) and right tackle Tytus Howard (knee) are also good to go.
As for the Steelers, cornerback Jalen Ramsey is active despite a broken right wrist . Running back Rico Dowdle (toe) is out for a second straight game, and the rest of Pittsburgh's list is healthy scratches.
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Here are the full lists for both teams.
Cleveland Browns inactives
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QB Taylen Green (emergency 3rd QB)
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WR Tylan Wallace
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C Elgton Jenkins
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G Teven Jenkins
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LB Justin Jefferson
Pittsburgh Steelers inactives
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RB Rico Dowdle
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QB Drew Allar
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QB Will Howard (emergency 3rd QB)
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RB Eli Heidenreich
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DL Kevin Jobity Jr.
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DE Gabriel Rubio
Luke Wypler gets the start at center
Wypler, a 2023 sixth-round pick, made five starts at center last season, then hurt his knee in the finale and missed much of the offseason.
"He played at the end of the year last year, has done a great job of working himself back after the injury he had last year and missing really the offseason," head coach Todd Monken said on Tuesday . "And if Elgton can't go, then I'll look forward to seeing Wyp play."
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Wypler allowed five pressures and no sacks on 167 pass-blocking snaps in 2025, per PFF, good for a 74.3 pass-blocking grade. Rookie Parker Brailsford is active as the backup center after sitting out the past two weeks.
Steelers' pass rush is the test
Pittsburgh has eight sacks through three games , tied for sixth most in the NFL. T.J. Watt has 3.5 of them and Alex Highsmith has three.
That's a lot to handle for a line starting rookies Spencer Fano at left tackle and Austin Barber at right guard, plus a center making his first start of the season.
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"I have to accelerate my growth," Fano said this week . "If I want to be able to compete and beat these kinds of edge rushers then I have to get better."
The Browns and Steelers are both 2-1 and tied atop the AFC North . The game streams on Prime Video.
This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on Oct 1, 2026, where it first appeared in the NFL section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
