Jaleel McLaughlin - NFL News, Rumors, & Updates

Limited to return role vs. Tennessee McLaughlin turned five kickoff returns into 117 yards during the Browns' 27-24 win over the Titans on Sunday.

Impact McLaughlin played a key role in the Browns' Week 6 win over the Ravens, when he turned nine carries into 41 yards and a touchdown while catching all four of his targets for 13 yards. However, his role on offense evaporated Sunday due to the returns of both Quinshon Judkins and Dylan Sampson. McLaughlin figures to be limited to return duties moving forward unless one or both of Judkins or Sampson were to miss time.

OCTOBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Role may evaporate for Week 7 McLaughlin's role in the offense will sharply decrease against the Titans on Sunday, as Quinshon Judkins (ankle) has been cleared to play and Dylan Sampson (knee) is expected to be...

Impact McLaughlin turned 13 touches (nine carries, four catches) into 55 yards in a Week 6 win against the Browns, but Cleveland was without Judkins, Sampson and Raheim Sanders (hip) for that contest. With Judkins and Sampson both on track to play Sunday, McLaughlin and Audric Estime will revert to depth roles on offense and will likely be limited to work on special teams.

OCTOBER 24 • ROTOWIRE

Monken says Browns' offense could be 'smoother,' but his 4-2 team has come through late in games

Todd Monken didn't expect the Cleveland Browns' offense to have so many growing pains after six games

OCTOBER 20 • Associated Press

Solid yardage with 13 touches McLaughlin rushed nine times for 41 yards and brought in all four targets for 14 yards in the Browns' 13-10 win over the Ravens on Sunday.

Impact McLaughlin served as the lead back with Quinshon Judkins (ankle) declared inactive and both Raheim Sainders (hip) and Dylan Sampson (knee) on injured reserve. While his rushing opportunities were capped, McLaughlin was reasonably efficient with them while also recording a pristine catch rate on his four targets. The former Bronco is ideally suited for a change-of-pace role, but his speed has always afforded him some fantasy upside. McLaughlin could find himself in a similar role in a Week 7 road matchup against the Titans if Judkins remains sidelined and Sampson isn't activated from IR.

OCTOBER 19 • ROTOWIRE

Looks set for Week 6 start McLaughlin was the first running back to take reps during pregame warmups and appears likely to draw the start Sunday against the Ravens, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.

Impact With Quinshon Judkins (ankle) inactive and Dylan Sampson (knee) remaining on injured reserve for another week, McLaughlin is the next man up out of the backfield for Cleveland. Cleveland signed Audric Estime off the Minnesota practice squad earlier in the week to provide another option at running back, but McLaughlin projects to serve as the lead ballcarrier as well as the team's top option on passing downs.

OCTOBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Browns running back Quinshon Judkins inactive for matchup against Baltimore

Browns running back Quinshon Judkins and Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson are both inactive for Sunday’s AFC North matchup between Baltimore and Cleveland

OCTOBER 18 • Associated Press

Is Quinshon Judkins playing today? Injury update, fantasy advice for Browns RB in Week 6 Cleveland will need to rely on veteran Jaleel McLaughlin in the run game if Judkins is sidelined against the Ravens.

OCTOBER 18 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Cosell's Quarterly Report - 10.08.26 - Cleveland Browns Daily On a loaded Thursday edition of Cleveland Browns Daily with Beau and Nathan, the guys are joined by RB Jaleel McLaughlin and NFL Films' Greg...

OCTOBER 9 • CLEVELANDBROWNS.COM

Exclusive Interview with Jaleel McLaughlin - Cleveland Browns Daily Nathan Zegura sits down with running back Jaleel McLaughlin to talk touchdown, expectations, and the team bond!

OCTOBER 8 • CLEVELANDBROWNS.COM

Jaleel McLaughlin needed one snap to make his case for a bigger Browns role Through four games, the Cleveland Browns' rushing attack has been fairly disappointing. Given his success in Baltimore and Quinshon Judkins'...

OCTOBER 5 • DAWGPOUNDDAILY.COM

Finds end zone during Thursday's victory McLaughlin turned his lone carry into a 28-yard touchdown during the Browns' 27-24 win over the Steelers on Thursday.

Impact McLaughlin was on the field for only one offensive snap Thursday. He made that play count, with the fourth-year pro taking advantage of strong run blocking to reach the end zone for the fourth touchdown of his NFL career. That score may have earned McLaughlin some more reps moving forward, though he's still firmly behind both Quinshon Judkins and Raheim Sanders in the pecking order for backfield snaps. The Browns will hit the road for a Week 5 tilt against the Jets.

OCTOBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Play Breakdown - Jaleel McLaughlin 28 YD TD run Jaleel McLaughlin 28 YD TD run

OCTOBER 2 • CLEVELANDBROWNS.COM

Watson leads another game-winning drive, Szmyt hits 56-yard FG and Browns beat Steelers 27-24

Deshaun Watson passed for 268 yards and moved the Browns into position for Andre Szmyt’s career-long 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining that gave Cleveland a 27-24 win ov...

OCTOBER 2 • Associated Press

McLaughlin breaks multiple tackles on impressive 28-yard TD run Cleveland Browns running back Jaleel McLaughlin scores a 28-yard touchdown.

OCTOBER 2 • CLEVELANDBROWNS.COM

One carry in win McLaughlin logged one carry for three yards and could not catch his sole target in Sunday's 23-19 win over the Buccaneers.

Impact McLaughlin saw just eight offensive snaps in Sunday's win. The running back was signed to the active roster from the practice squad Sept. 15 after Dylan Sampson (knee) was placed on injured reserve. McLaughlin appears to be fulfilling a purely depth role behind Quinshon Judkins and Raheim Sanders until Sampson is fit to return.

SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Browns place running back Dylan Sampson on injured reserve

Dylan Sampson was placed on injured reserve by the Cleveland Browns

SEPTEMBER 15 • Associated Press

Signs to active roster The Browns signed McLaughlin off their practice squad Tuesday.

Impact McLaughlin takes the spot on the 53-man roster vacated by Dylan Sampson's (knee) placement on injured reserve. McLaughlin has appeared in 41 career regular-season games, rushing 226 times for 1,093 yards and three touchdowns. He's also been competent as a pass catcher, securing 59 of 69 career targets for four touchdowns. McLaughlin could play an immediate role in passing situations behind early-down back Quinshon Judkins.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Dylan Sampson injury already makes Browns' Jaleel McLaughlin pickup look even smarter Jaleel McLaughlin wasn’t among the Cleveland Browns’ practice squad call-ups ahead of Sunday’s season opener, but that’s likely about to cha...

SEPTEMBER 13 • DAWGPOUNDDAILY.COM

Jaleel McLaughlin's Cleveland homecoming gives Browns more than RB insurance It's evident that head coach Todd Monken is going to want the Cleveland Browns to run the ball plenty with Quinshon Judkins in 2026. Clevela...

SEPTEMBER 12 • DAWGPOUNDDAILY.COM

Catches on with Cleveland's practice squad The Browns signed McLaughlin to the practice squad Tuesday.

Impact McLaughlin was waived by the Broncos on Sunday after losing to Tyler Badie for the RB4 role behind J.K. Dobbins, RJ Harvey and Jonah Coleman. McLaughlin will get a new opportunity in Cleveland, where he would be a top candidate for elevation to the active roster if one of Quidshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson or Raheim Sanders miss time. McLaughlin appeared in eight regular-season games for the Broncos last year, logging 37 carries for 187 yards and a touchdown while adding four catches (on six targets) for 27 yards.

SEPTEMBER 2 • ROTOWIRE

Jaleel McLaughlin's next team after Broncos cut feels painfully obvious The Denver Broncos parted with Jaleel McLaughlin during roster cuts, and his next team actually feels quite obvious.

AUGUST 31 • PREDOMINANTLYORANGE.COM

Time in Denver ends The Broncos waived McLaughlin on Sunday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.

Impact After serving in a depth capacity in the Denver backfield over the past three seasons and averaging an excellent 4.8 yards per carry over that stretch, McLaughiln re-upped with the Broncos on a one-year, $1.43 million deal in March but was still forced to battle for a roster spot heading into training camp and the preseason. A lack of utility on special teams appears to have cost McLaughlin a job, with Denver opting to keep Tyler Badie over him as its No. 4 running back behind J.K. Dobbins, RJ Harvey and Jonah Coleman.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Sam Ehlinger finds Jaleel McLaughlin for 20-yard TD pass | Broncos vs. Vikings Broncos quarterback Sam Ehlinger completes a 20-yard touchdown pass to running back Jaleel McLaughlin to cap a well-executed two-minute dril...

AUGUST 29 • DENVERBRONCOS.COM

Barron returns pick 97 yards for a TD as Stidham leads Broncos to runaway 27-7 win over Falcons

Jarrett Stidham threw a touchdown pass in his bid to keep his hold on Denver’s backup job and Jahdae Barron returned an interception 97 yards for a touchdown as the Broncos overwhe...

AUGUST 15 • Associated Press

RB Jaleel McLaughlin records 5-yard touchdown reception | Broncos at Falcons Running back Jaleel McLaughlin finds the end zone to extend the Broncos' lead over the Falcons.

AUGUST 15 • DENVERBRONCOS.COM

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Monken says Browns' offense could be 'smoother,' but his 4-2 team has come through late in games

Browns running back Quinshon Judkins inactive for matchup against Baltimore

Watson leads another game-winning drive, Szmyt hits 56-yard FG and Browns beat Steelers 27-24

Browns place running back Dylan Sampson on injured reserve

Barron returns pick 97 yards for a TD as Stidham leads Broncos to runaway 27-7 win over Falcons