S · #24 · Cleveland Browns · week 8 vs Pittsburgh Steelers · Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Daniel Thomas

ROLE in the rotation
CLASS 2020 · R5 P157
EXP 6 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH FS2

As of week 8, Daniel Thomas was an SAF for CLE, age 28.2, 6 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 7 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 7% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 85 games (postseason included) over 6 seasons. His injury history held 7 episodes (hamstring 3, arm 2, achilles 1), 2 of them reaching OUT, 3 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an arm injury in 2025 week 10.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 8

100500

his club's word: Questionable75%71%71%71%71%71%71%71%71%71%71%71%71%71%

Wed 6:20 PM ETSun 11:02 AM ET

our call, P(plays)
club report (public)

75% LIKELY → 71% LIKELY

Every call we wrote for him in week 8, earliest first, as written.

In short

Daniel Thomas is in the rotation at free safety for CLE — 35% of the snaps in his best week of 6. He has an ankle injury. He left last week's game. Of players in that position who did play the following week, 45% took under 70% of their usual snaps. His team named him inactive in weeks 1 and 2. In week 8 he practised limited every day the report covers. His team has listed him Questionable.

The reader concurs · grade B

Thomas was limited all three days with no deterioration and finishes the week QUESTIONABLE rather than Doubtful or Out on the club's own Friday report (P2), and a second outlet independently frames him as 'questionable after being limited during the week' (P3).

The reader's full reasoning

The rest of the reading

The only coaching commentary quoted anywhere in the week concerns Verse's knee swelling, not Thomas (P5), so nothing in the prose contradicts the steady shape the model priced. The one softening fact is that Thomas is a deep reserve with only 20 combined snaps alongside McMillan (P1), which makes a precautionary healthy-scratch plausible — but that is a reason to hold the probability modest, not to flip the PLAY call.

14versions in week 8

10average, every player

54most for one player

How the call moved

LIKELY since Wed Oct 28 · 6:20 PM ET · 92 h before kickoff · 56 h before the club. Biggest move: 75% → 71%, Wed Oct 28 · 6:20 PM ET to Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET, after: joined the injury report (Limited Participation in Practice).

Our call

Injury report

His team's word: Questionable

This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's published inactive list, on the day.

Practice in week 8

Fri	Thu	Wed
LPdated Fri Oct 30	LPdated Fri Oct 30	LPdated Fri Oct 30

Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Head start

His club's word Sat Oct 31 · 2:03 AM ET
Kickoff Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET

The evidence behind his current call

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle) – QUESTIONABLE”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“safety Daniel Thomas (ankle) are also questionable after being limited during the week”	Behind The Steel Curtain · Fri Oct 30

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“RT Tytus Howard (concussion) only #Browns player not on practice field today.”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Snap share6.3% range 0–35
wk 3–8 · 6 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

0%wk 3
0%wk 4
0%wk 5
35%wk 6
0%wk 7
3%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	1	0

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 8	ankle	1	Questionable
2025 · wk 9	arm	2	Out
2025 · wk 4	arm	1	Out
2025 · wk 2	hand	1	—
2024 · wk 10	hamstring	2	Questionable
2024 · wk 5	hamstring	2	Questionable
2024 · wk 1	achilles	2	Questionable
2023 · wk 10	hamstring	1	Questionable

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 8 episodes · 12 weeks on a report · same site more than once: hamstring ×3

2023

hamstring · 1w

2024

hamstring · 2whamstring · 2wachilles · 2w

2025

arm · 2warm · 1whand · 1w

2026

ankle · 1w

Weeks 1–18

ruled out
questionable
listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report in week 8

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call	Chance he plays	Band
Tytus Howard	T	DNP	team's word	Questionable
Elgton Jenkins	C	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Grant Delpit	S	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Noah Igbinoghene	CB	UNK	team's word	Out
Kalia Davis	DT	UNK	team's word	—
Audric Estimé	RB	UNK	team's word	Out
Myles Harden	CB	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Jared Verse	DE	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Mike Hall Jr.	DT	FULL	ours	PLAY	97%	EXPECTED
Dylan Sampson	RB	FULL	ours	PLAY	91%	EXPECTED
Carson Schwesinger	LB	FULL	ours	PLAY	95%	EXPECTED
Mason Graham	DT	LTD	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Dillon Gabriel	QB	UNK	team's word	Out
Parker Brailsford	C	UNK	team's word	Out
Justin Jefferson	LB	UNK	team's word	Out
Joe Royer	TE	UNK	team's word	Out
Taylen Green	QB	UNK	team's word	Out

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 28 · 6:20 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“BROWNS' WEEK 8 WEDNESDAY INJURY REPORT”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28
“Browns head coach Todd Monken said Wednesday that he doesn't expect Verse to miss Sunday's game.”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“BROWNS' WEEK 8 WEDNESDAY INJURY REPORT”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28
“Browns head coach Todd Monken said Wednesday that he doesn't expect Verse to miss Sunday's game.”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“BROWNS' WEEK 8 WEDNESDAY INJURY REPORT”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28
“Browns head coach Todd Monken said Wednesday that he doesn't expect Verse to miss Sunday's game.”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29
“BROWNS' WEEK 8 WEDNESDAY INJURY REPORT”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29
“BROWNS' WEEK 8 WEDNESDAY INJURY REPORT”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 2:10 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29
“BROWNS' WEEK 8 WEDNESDAY INJURY REPORT”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29
“BROWNS' WEEK 8 WEDNESDAY INJURY REPORT”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle) – QUESTIONABLE”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“safety Daniel Thomas (ankle) are also questionable after being limited during the week”	Behind The Steel Curtain · Fri Oct 30

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“RT Tytus Howard (concussion) only #Browns player not on practice field today.”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle) – QUESTIONABLE”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“safety Daniel Thomas (ankle) are also questionable after being limited during the week”	Behind The Steel Curtain · Fri Oct 30

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“RT Tytus Howard (concussion) only #Browns player not on practice field today.”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle) – QUESTIONABLE”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“safety Daniel Thomas (ankle) are also questionable after being limited during the week”	Behind The Steel Curtain · Fri Oct 30

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“RT Tytus Howard (concussion) only #Browns player not on practice field today.”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle) – QUESTIONABLE”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“safety Daniel Thomas (ankle) are also questionable after being limited during the week”	Behind The Steel Curtain · Fri Oct 30

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“RT Tytus Howard (concussion) only #Browns player not on practice field today.”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 11:40 AM ET

What was reported	Source
“DB Daniel Thomas (ankle) – QUESTIONABLE”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“safety Daniel Thomas (ankle) are also questionable after being limited during the week”	Behind The Steel Curtain · Fri Oct 30

From the same articles (these quotes do not name him)

What was reported	Source
“RT Tytus Howard (concussion) only #Browns player not on practice field today.”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30

Role

Call history

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 8


Role	SAF2 · 7% snaps
Season	2026 · 5 games through wk 7
Career	6 seasons · 85 games before 2026
Injuries	7 episodes · last: arm, 2025 wk 10
Bio	age 28.2 · 6 seasons' experience · drafted round 5

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	in the rotation at free safety — 35% of the snaps in his best week of 6
Listed on the depth chart	second at free safety
Last week	He left last week's game — far below his usual share
Snaps played	6% a week on average over 6 weeks, 35% at his highest, 65% on special teams
Build	5 ft 10 in · 215 lb
College	Auburn
Drafted	2020, round 5 pick 157, by JAX
Age	25-28 at the season's start
Experience	6 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Sat Oct 31 · 2:03 AM ETTeam reportHis team listed him Questionable.
Sat Oct 31 · 2:03 AM ETPublicHis team's word was public as soon as it was filed.
Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ETKickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

When	Lead	Call	Chance he plays	Band	On what
Wed Oct 28 · 6:20 PM ET	92 h	PLAY	75%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET	84 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET	79 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET	74 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET	69 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET	55 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET	50 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET	45 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Sat Oct 31 · 2:10 AM ET	36 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET	31 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET	26 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET	21 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET	7 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET	2 h	PLAY	71%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Sun Nov 1 · 11:40 AM ET	1 h	his team's word	—	—	his team's published inactive list, on the day

14 calls in week 8, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

What would change this read

What would change this read
CLE gameday inactive list for Sunday 01 Nov at PIT — whether Thomas is among the seven
Clarification of Grant Delpit's true Friday status; P2 lists him under both LIMITED and FULL, and his availability drives the need for a fourth safety
Any Todd Monken comment specifically on Thomas's ankle or on safety depth behind McNeil-Warren
Thomas's core special-teams snap share — the deciding factor for whether a 20-snap backup is dressed while questionable

Named inactive in week 1

The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 2

The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.