Myles Garrett and Christian Kirksey stretch prior to a training camp practice. (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

Note: This has been updated following the release of Mychal Kendricks.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns are required to trim their roster to 53 by 4 p.m. on Saturday. It's a busy day across the NFL, especially since the league eliminated the cut down to 75.

Cut-down day also means roster projections. The thing about the roster you see on Saturday, though, is it could change by the time Sunday afternoon rolls around. The Browns will once again top the waiver claim list and they are likely to be active.

Here's my guess at what the 53-man roster could look like come Saturday at 4 p.m. You'll note that I've picked a couple positions where the Browns could keep an extra player or two with an eye on the waiver wire.

And remember, just like with mock drafts, if this projection makes you angry, you're doing it all wrong.

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Quarterbacks (3)

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Tyrod Taylor (Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com)

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Tyrod Taylor, Baker Mayfield, Drew Stanton

This is the easiest position in the group to project. The Browns will keep all three quarterback with a clear pecking order among them.

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Running backs (3); Fullback (1)

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Carlos Hyde (Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com)

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Carlos Hyde, Nick Chubb, Duke Johnson, Danny Vitale (fullback)

This is the first difficult cut in Matthew Dayes. Unless the Browns view Dayes as a core special teams player -- and they might -- there isn't room for the second-year pro who had a decent training camp. Keeping a fullback on the roster doesn't help his cause.

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Wide receiver (6)

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Jarvis Landry (Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com)

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Josh Gordon, Jarvis Landry, Antonio Callaway, Rashard Higgins, Damion Ratley, Da'mari Scott

Higgins' rise to the roster is the feel-good story of training camp and preseason and Ratley, a draft pick, flashed towards the end. Jeff Janis' performance didn't merit a spot on the roster, but sometimes a guy makes it on reputation. If the Browns believe his veteran presence and his reputation as a strong special-teamer matters, they'll keep him.

I decided to keep Scott because I think he's shown some things in camp and preseason, especially playing with Mayfield. That said, that last receiver shouldn't get too settled with waiver claims coming.

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Tight ends (3)

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Seth DeValve (right) (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

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Darren Fells, David Njoku, Seth DeValve

I'm not convinced DeValve makes this team, but I'm not sure Devon Cajuste is enough to push him off the roster. If they believe this injury situation isn't going to clear up, they could decide to send the 2016 draft pick packing and keep Cajuste until another option emerges. I'll go the safe route here, though.

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Offensive line (8)

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Austin Corbett (left), Joel Bitonio (center) and JC Tretter (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

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Joel Bitonio, Austin Corbett, JC Tretter, Kevin Zeitler, Chris Hubbard, Desmond Harrison, Greg Robinson, Earl Watford

The starting five is set with this group. Harrison and Robinson could both stick around as extra tackles. Meanwhile, the late addition of Watford could spell trouble for Spencer Drango. It could depend on how each plays on Thursday night.

Shon Coleman's drop from starting left tackle to off the roster was steep.

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Defensive line (9)

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Myles Garrett (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

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Myles Garrett, Emmanuel Ogbah, Carl Nassib, Chris Smith, Jamie Meder, Trevon Coley, Larry Ogunjobi, Chad Thomas, Caleb Brantley

This is one of the toughest positions to project. The starting group of Garrett, Ogbah, Meder and either Coley and Ogunjobi are easy, but after that, it's hard to figure out.

Nassib has been a staple of the second unit throughout camp and the preseason, so it seems like he'll survive. Thomas dealt with injury to start camp and it takes a lot for a team to part with a third-round pick.

Brantley has the ability to add depth inside and Smith, a free agent addition, gives some versatility behind the frontline and buys time for Thomas to get on track.

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Linebackers (6)

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Genard Avery (55) (Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com)

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Christian Kirksey, Joe Schobert, Jamie Collins, Genard Avery, James Burgess, B.J. Bello

Mychal Kendricks release after getting charged for insider trading shakes this group up. James Burgess definitely makes the roster. B.J. Bello probably finds a spot, too.

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Defensive backs (11)

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Denzel Ward (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

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Denzel Ward, Terrance Mitchell, Briean Boddy-Calhoun, T.J. Carrie, Simeon Thomas, Mike Jordan, Jeremiah McKinnon, E.J. Gaines, Jabrill Peppers, Damarious Randall, Derrick Kindred

11 is a big number and this is another position where a player could go on Sunday or early in the week to make room for a waiver claim. For now, though, with Gaines week-to-week with a knee injury and Randall getting a second opinion on his knee, it's not going to hurt to keep an extra body or two around.

Thomas is a raw prospect that needs work. Meanwhile, Jordan is a player who has a history with Gregg Williams and McKinnon has had a nice preseason.

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Specialists (3)

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Charley Hughlett (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

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Zane Gonzalez (kicker), Britton Colquitt (punter), Charley Hughlett (long snapper)

Gonzalez beat out Ross Martin in a kicking battle, but it's fair to wonder how much faith the Browns have in the second-year kicker who was up-and-down in 2017. Colquitt is a Pro Bowl level punter and Hughlett has been steady for a long time.