Former Clemson cornerback Jeadyn Lukus is back on the market after the Cleveland Browns cut him loose on Wednesday, ending a short stint that began just on August 7.
Lukus’ latest stop came after a quick turn through the Tennessee Titans organization, which signed him as an undrafted free agent in late April. Tennessee waived him on August 1 and brought in fellow former Clemson defensive back Mario Goodrich, who played for the Tigers from 2018 to 2021.
For Lukus, this latest release adds another chapter to a pro career that has already been defined by the fight to stay healthy and stay available. The former Mauldin High School standout arrived at Clemson with major hype, ranked by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 30 overall recruit and the No. 7 cornerback in the country.
He flashed early in college, even if the opportunities were limited. As a true freshman, he barely saw the field, but he did make his mark in the 2022 ACC Championship against North Carolina, when he posted two tackles and an interception in just 18 snaps.
The bigger issue, though, was always his body. Lukus had surgery to fix a torn labrum in his right shoulder, which cost him most of his first spring camp. He later tore the labrum in his left shoulder early in his freshman year and chose to keep playing through it.
The injury trouble kept stacking up. Before his sophomore season, he had corrective surgery on his left shoulder in March of 2023, then ran into hip problems once the year got underway. Those issues limited him to seven games and led to right hip surgery in December, which kept him out through the spring.
His junior year finally brought a chance to start, and he opened the season in the lineup for Clemson’s first 10 games. But coverage issues and penalties caught up with him, and the staff sat him down for the final four games. He finished that season with 34 tackles, 1.5 for loss, seven pass deflections and one interception.
The injury saga continued into 2025. As a senior, Lukus missed all of fall camp and made only one start during the regular season.
Even with the uneven college finish, he still put together a notable showing for NFL teams at Clemson’s Pro Day ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. Lukus posted an 11-foot, 7-inch broad jump, a 1.46-second 10-yard split, a 6.95-second three-cone drill and a 4.41-second 40-yard dash.
He also appeared in Cleveland’s preseason opener and made two tackles before the Browns moved on. Now, after being waived by two NFL teams in the past month, Lukus will keep chasing a place on a 53-man roster somewhere else.
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