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Baker

Once considered one of the better power backs in the draft, Baker likely fell off many draft boards due to his nine collegiate fumbles and poor 3.9 senior year yards-per-carry mark. Standing at 5'8/204, Baker will look to carve out a role as a reserve tailback, but he has almost no pass-catching experience and will need to overcome a lack of speed and poor elusiveness.

A former top high school recruit, Baker looked posed for stardom as a sophomore before his production sank as a junior playing behind Le’Veon Bell. Baker goes 5-foot-8, 202 with surprising pop for a small man and 4.45-4.47 speed. He has a significant talent edge on incumbent third-stringer Curtis Brinkley.

Hayes rushed for 727 yards and 11 TDs and hauled in 44 passes for 483 yards and 4 TDs at Houston last year. He started his college career taking handoffs from Cam Newton at Blinn (TX) College. Impressing the coaching staff with long gainers and an ability to slip tackles on a daily basis, Hayes could beat out Baker and Curtis Brinkley for a roster spot.

A seventh-round pick in last April’s draft, Baker didn’t make it past final cuts. Even with Ryan Mathews (collarbone) done for the season, Baker will be no higher than third on the depth chart.

Baker was the Chargers’ seventh-round pick in 2012. Dombrowski has started games for San Diego in the past -- and been manhandled by defensive linemen.

Baker was among the Chargers’ first round of cuts last week. He rushed 11 times for 57 yards this preseason. Baker was the No. 250 overall pick last year.

Baker will get the first call if one of Montee Ball, Ronnie Hillman and Knowshon Moreno goes down with injury.

Willis McGahee (concussion) is almost certainly out. Baker was just signed two days ago, but he has some familiarity with Norv Turner’s scheme from their time together in San Diego. We wouldn’t expect more than a few snaps behind Chris Ogbonnaya and Fozzy Whittaker.

Baker “added” two catches for -1 yards. Either way, it was one of the best efforts by a Browns back all season, and gives Baker 171 yards in three games as Cleveland’s starter. He finishes with a 4.0 YPC on 43 totes. Extremely quick to the hole, there’s no hesitation to Baker’s game. He looked better than Trent Richardson this season. Baker could compete for the Browns’ starting job in 2014, but will more likely be back as a reserve.

Baker was on the Texans’ practice squad. The No. 250 overall pick of the 2012 draft, Baker has yet to notch an NFL carry. Despite the sorry state of Cleveland’s running back corps, that’s unlikely to change.