DT · #94 · Cleveland Browns · week 8 vs Pittsburgh Steelers · Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Mason Graham

ROLE a starter
CLASS 2025 · R1 P5
EXP 1 season
AGE under 25
DEPTH LDT1

99%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 8, Mason Graham was a DT for CLE, age 23, 1 season of experience, drafted in round 1. In 2026 through week 7 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 54% of snaps; his line was 4.7 tackles a game, 1.3 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 17 games (postseason included) over 1 season. His injury history held 5 episodes (knee 2, chest 1, groin 1), 1 of them reaching OUT, 1 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a knee injury in 2026 week 7.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 8

100500

70%74%74%74%74%81%81%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%99%

Wed 6:20 PM ETSun 11:02 AM ET

our call, P(plays)

70% LIKELY → 99% EXPECTED

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

In short

Mason Graham is a starter at left defensive tackle for CLE — 75% of the snaps in his best week of 6. He has an ankle injury. His team named him inactive in weeks 5 and 6. In week 8 he practised limited every day the report covers. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 99%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 92 hours before kickoff. We called him PLAY in week 6 and he did not play.

The reader concurs · grade A

Cleveland's final Friday report for the Browns–Steelers game lists "DT Mason Graham (ankle)" under LIMITED with no game-status tag, while Howard, Harden and Thomas carry explicit "– QUESTIONABLE" labels (P2), so Graham cleared the week unlabeled.

What the read cites

	What was reported	Source
1	“DT Mason Graham (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · 2026-10-30
2	“RT Tytus Howard (concussion) only #Browns player not on practice field today.”	Steelers Depot · 2026-10-30
3	“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck) DT Mason Graham (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · 2026-10-29
4	“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck) DT Mason Graham (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · 2026-10-28
5	“Defensive tackles Maliek Collins and Mason Graham are tied for the team lead with six TFLs apiece.”	Steelers Depot · 2026-10-30

The reader's full reasoning

The rest of the reading

A beat reporter on that same day notes Howard was the "only #Browns player not on practice field today" (P2), so Graham was out there. The ankle is a managed, pre-existing issue, not new: he was limited Wednesday and Thursday as well (P3, P4), and he has already returned and is tied for the team lead with six TFLs (P1).

15versions in week 8

10average, every player

54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Fri Oct 30 · 3:50 PM ET · 46 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 81% → 99%, Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET to Fri Oct 30 · 3:50 PM ET, with no club report in between.

Our call

Injury report

Our call · week 8

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

99% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

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

Our call Wed Oct 28 · 6:20 PM ET
Kickoff Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET

The evidence behind his current call

What was reported	Source
“DT Mason Graham (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“Defensive tackles Maliek Collins and Mason Graham are tied for the team lead with six TFLs apiece.”	Steelers Depot · 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

Tackles / game4.0 range 2.0–7.0
wk 1–8 · 4 games
Sacks / game1.0 range 0.0–2.0
wk 1–8 · 4 games · above most of his peers
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–8 · 4 games
Snap share57.7% range 10–75
wk 1–8 · 6 games

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

60%wk 1
63%wk 2
73%wk 3
10%wk 4
65%wk 7
75%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	5	2

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	—
2026 · wk 5	knee	3	Out
2026 · wk 3	groin	1	—
2025 · wk 14	chest	5	Questionable
2025 · wk 7	knee	2	Questionable
2025 · wk 1	shoulder	1	—

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

Injury history by season · 6 episodes · 13 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×2

2025

chest · 5wknee · 2wshoulder · 1w

2026

ankle · 1wknee · 3wgroin · 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
Daniel Thomas	S	LTD	team's word	Questionable
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
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
“DT Mason Graham (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
“LIMITED”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

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

What was reported	Source
“DT Mason Graham (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
“LIMITED”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

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

What was reported	Source
“DT Mason Graham (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
“LIMITED”	Steelers Depot · Wed Oct 28

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

What was reported	Source
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck) DT Mason Graham (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29

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

What was reported	Source
“Cleveland's only other status change came with RB Dylan Sampson being upgraded from a limited to a full participant in practice.”	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 · 3:50 PM ET

What was reported	Source
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck) DT Mason Graham (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29

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

What was reported	Source
“Cleveland's only other status change came with RB Dylan Sampson being upgraded from a limited to a full participant in practice.”	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
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck) DT Mason Graham (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29

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

What was reported	Source
“Cleveland's only other status change came with RB Dylan Sampson being upgraded from a limited to a full participant in practice.”	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
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck) DT Mason Graham (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29

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

What was reported	Source
“Cleveland's only other status change came with RB Dylan Sampson being upgraded from a limited to a full participant in practice.”	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
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck) DT Mason Graham (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Thu Oct 29

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

What was reported	Source
“Cleveland's only other status change came with RB Dylan Sampson being upgraded from a limited to a full participant in practice.”	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
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck) DT Mason Graham (ankle) CB Myles Harden (hamstring) – QUESTIONABLE”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“Defensive tackles Maliek Collins and Mason Graham are tied for the team lead with six TFLs apiece.”	Steelers Depot · 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
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck) DT Mason Graham (ankle) CB Myles Harden (hamstring) – QUESTIONABLE”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“Defensive tackles Maliek Collins and Mason Graham are tied for the team lead with six TFLs apiece.”	Steelers Depot · 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
“LIMITED S Grant Delpit (neck) DT Mason Graham (ankle) CB Myles Harden (hamstring) – QUESTIONABLE”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“Defensive tackles Maliek Collins and Mason Graham are tied for the team lead with six TFLs apiece.”	Steelers Depot · 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
“DT Mason Graham (ankle)”	Steelers Depot · Fri Oct 30
“Defensive tackles Maliek Collins and Mason Graham are tied for the team lead with six TFLs apiece.”	Steelers Depot · 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	DT1 · 54% snaps
Season	2026 · 5 games through wk 7
Per game	4.7 tackles · 1.3 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career	1 season · 17 games before 2026
Injuries	5 episodes · last: knee, 2026 wk 7
Bio	age 23 · 1 season' experience · drafted round 1

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	a starter at left defensive tackle — 75% of the snaps in his best week of 6
Listed on the depth chart	first at left defensive tackle
Snaps played	58% a week on average over 6 weeks, 75% at his highest, 7% on special teams
Build	6 ft 4 in · 315 lb
College	Michigan
Drafted	2025, round 1 pick 5, by CLE
Age	under 25 at the season's start
Experience	1 season

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Wed Oct 28 · 6:20 PM ETWrittenWe first said PLAY.
Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ETPublicOur call became public when the week settled.
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	70%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 2:10 AM ET	84 h	PLAY	74%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 7:02 AM ET	79 h	PLAY	74%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 12:05 PM ET	74 h	PLAY	74%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Oct 29 · 5:05 PM ET	69 h	PLAY	74%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 7:05 AM ET	55 h	PLAY	81%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 12:05 PM ET	50 h	PLAY	81%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Oct 30 · 3:50 PM ET	46 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Fri Oct 30 · 5:02 PM ET	45 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 2:10 AM ET	36 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 7:05 AM ET	31 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 12:02 PM ET	26 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Oct 31 · 5:06 PM ET	21 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 6:06 AM ET	7 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 1 · 11:02 AM ET	2 h	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything

15 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.

Last week, when he was on the report

Last week	His team said	Our call	Played
Week 7	Questionable	PLAY	yes

Named inactive in week 5

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 6

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.