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We are doing a countdown to the Cleveland Browns' first regular season game against the New York Jets, which is on September 13, 2015. For each day we are counting down, we will try to find a photo of a current or past member of the Browns in that uniform, and we'll also list the players who have donned that jersey in the past.
As of Friday, we are just 23 days away from the Browns' regular season opener. No. 23 is currently being worn by cornerback Joe Haden, and he is also the best player to have ever had the number as a member of the Browns. Here is the list of players who have worn No. 23 in the history of the franchise, per Pro Football Reference:
| From | To | AV | |
| Larry Benz | 1963 | 1965 | 17 |
| Ricky Stevenson | 1970 | 1970 | 2 |
| Cliff Brooks | 1972 | 1974 | 8 |
| Bill Craven | 1976 | 1976 | 2 |
| Larry Collins | 1978 | 1978 | 1 |
| Mark Kafentzis | 1982 | 1982 | 1 |
| Mark Harper | 1986 | 1990 | 8 |
| DeJuan Robinson | 1987 | 1987 | 2 |
| Randy Baldwin | 1992 | 1994 | 3 |
| Earnest Hunter | 1995 | 1995 | 1 |
| Marquez Pope | 1999 | 1999 | 3 |
| Errict Rhett | 2000 | 2000 | 2 |
| Devin Bush | 2001 | 2002 | 7 |
| Adimchinobe Echemandu | 2004 | 2004 | 0 |
| Ray Mickens | 2005 | 2005 | 1 |
| Travis Daniels | 2008 | 2008 | 1 |
| Hank Poteat | 2009 | 2009 | 2 |
| Joe Haden | 2010 | 2014 | 35 |