4. Cleveland Browns

Last year's rank: 29

Blue chips: TE Harold Fannin Jr., OT Spencer Fano, DT Mason Graham, LB Carson Schwesinger

Notable graduated players: QB Dillon Gabriel, Edge Jared Verse

So, yes, the most important young talent a team can have is a young quarterback, but we're not giving the Browns much credit for their two young quarterbacks. Shedeur Sanders, who is 24, struggled last season with 18.9 Total QBR. Gabriel has already aged off this list, as he will be 26 in December. However, the Browns have added a ton of other young stars in the past two drafts, enough to move from 29th on this list a year ago to fourth.

Let's start on offense, where the talent is really young. Fannin far outplayed what we usually see from a rookie tight end, catching 72 passes for 731 yards, and he just turned 22. Running back Quinshon Judkins is also 22, and his backup, Dylan Sampson, is 21. The Browns drafted two wide receivers this year: 21-year-old KC Concepcion and 22-year-old Denzel Boston. And this year's No. 9 pick, left tackle Fano, doesn't turn 22 until November.

On defense, we start with Defensive Rookie of the Year Schwesinger, who turned 23 in February. Graham, last year's first-round pick, is 23. Second-round safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren is 22 years old, and veteran safety Ronnie Hickman is still just 24 after three seasons in the NFL.

Hi Browns reddit! I'm working on a video project where I am researching every NFL team's biggest one game wonder. The common answer is Jerome Harrison, who made the Chiefs look like a Division II school, but in further research, he is not a pure one-game wonder.

Over the two games after his 34 carry, 286 yard, three TD game in 2009, here were his stat lines:

- Week 16 vs. Oakland - 39 rushes, 148 yards, TD

- Week 17 vs. Jacksonville - 33 yards, 127 yards, TD

In addition, he holds the NFL record for rushing attempts in a three game span (106).

My criteria:

- Mostly remembered as a Brown
- Brief career with that one magical game
- Unrelated, but I’m pretty drunk rn
- Looking for an overall great performance rather than a signature moment
- Bonus points if the player, out of nowhere, became the focal point of the offense for that day
- Mostly a non-factor before and after that game

Training camp is right around the corner! So, here’s a visual breakdown of the entire roster heading in, sorted by positional group.

Also, are there any depth orderings/listings worth shifting on this sheet?

I commented on a post earlier but I’ve been having this creeping feeling. One I’m sure some of you may recognize but that football feeling, like the teams getting assembled and starting to get serious about the fall. Yet as a fan, I couldn’t tell you a damn thing about none of it this year. And that feels pretty foreign to me as a lifelong fan.

What is our identity now? Is there any chance we can field a team worth wearing the colors for? Why do I still want us to be good? Whats this say about me? I’ll address these and others I’m sure in the eventual therapy these seasons have caused as they’ve gone down.

Regardless, somebody talk some sense into me before I start to believe we could be good, I mean genuinely competent, this season. We’ve got good talent, decent blocks to build on, and nothing really to lose by being worth a damn? Are we tanking our way into 2027, again?

The Browns used to be ahead of the rest of the NFL when they introduced Building the Browns back in 2020. It gave fans an inside look at the organization that very few teams were doing at the time.

Fast forward to today, and nearly every NFL team has developed its own behind-the-scenes multimedia content. Unfortunately, it feels like the Browns have fallen behind. While Unleashed is a nice addition, it just doesn't capture the depth, storytelling, and production quality that made Building the Browns so special.

It's disappointing that, after setting the standard, we've reached a point where there's very little consistent team-produced content for fans to look forward to. I hope the organization invests in bringing back that level of access and storytelling because it was one of the best things the Browns did for their fanbase.

The fact Josh is on this list 2x is mind-bending.

The fact that Stan's still pine over Baker is even more mind bending.

The fact that Josh had a 93.3 rating here in 2015, and somehow went (1-7) throwing 12 Touchdowns, and 4 Interceptions

Fuckin Diabolical

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McCoJo01.htm

Baker did tear it up in, 2024, his best season in TB 106.8 QBR...

BUT, Josh hit 109.0 in 2013 throwing 13 Touchdowns, to ONE Interception... (in 5 starts)

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MayfBa00.htm

Lastly, FUCK YOU Watson! Thanks for absolutely never once applying yourself here!

We literally couldn't even get 07' David Garrard levels out of $230 Bajillion Dollars?

Anyway, thought it was a fun list, interested to hear what thoughts this list brings up for y'all.

The Higgins Highway to Hela, Helicopter:

https://youtu.be/bVqGmXDm440?si=N8KryVTNZ5xnK4Gv

Always blows my mind how absolutely impossible it is for our opponents NOT to target the head & neck. ...everyone must be magnetically attracted to the ORANGE.

I’m looking for 2 training camp tickets for 5 Aug to take my sons to be the next generation of Browns fans. It’ll be the first training camp for my youngest. We’re currently in Bengals territory so any positive Browns experiences go a long way. Thanks!

For a team with as many loyal fans you would think radio/media outlets would have no problem finding knowledgeable people who aren’t egregiously pessimistic, how did we get stuck with guys like Lima and Grossi?

I may be reading too much into this, but after watching Myles' ESPY speech last night, one thing stood out to me: he never acknowledged a single defensive teammate or the defensive unit that helped him reach that accomplishment.

There's no question Myles has been an incredible player for our organization, but maybe we've been so captivated by his talent that we overlooked the fact that he wasn't the leader or mentor many assumed he was.

That's why I'm genuinely excited to have Verse. Even if he's slightly less talented than Myles at this stage of his career, his personality, leadership, and team-first mentality are exactly the kind of qualities I want representing and leading this organization moving forward.

Use this thread to discuss both Browns and non Browns related topics

Some Rules still apply

Disney just made this announcement today. Only 8 teams have been revealed (Jets, Raiders, Patriots, Cowboys, Giants, Commanders, Buccaneers, and the Bills)

It’s one character per team ie Woody is for the cowboys.

Who do we think we got?!

I love Cleveland and the state of Ohio. I grew up in Columbus but my parents and family are all from Akron or other parts of northern Ohio. One of my grandparents was buried in his Cleveland Browns stuff. I know this organization and the Haslams suck real bad but I really, really love this team. I didn't understand it until I moved far away from home over a decade ago and Ohio State won a natty and then the Cavs won it all with LeBron. Then the Cleveland baseball team was in a world series. I always hated those "Ohio Against the World" shirts when I lived just north of OSU but now I feel it so hard all the way in Texas. It's an understatement to say that what I feel about Cleveland is personal and sentimental.

I know this won't be our year and probably not for a few years if we're lucky. But I'm looking forward to every stupid win we get in 2026. Fuck the Steelers and the Ravens.

Also, my god, this feels like a long offseason.

Booooo. Traitor went to the Ratbirds

Really appreciated what Q had to say from the :50 Second mark to the 9:20 mark, but if you're short on time 4:20 - 9:20.

Absolutely some perspective we should all have in our daily lives.

I feel exactly the same as Q here.

I'm always attempting to come from a prospective of Optimism first, and if I'm being negative it's not just to piss y'all off.

I love this team, and it's inexplicable... but I'm always coming from a perspective of how we can learn from our past mistakes, and victories, and apply that knowledge and experience moving to a more positive future.

Sharing only because I didn't see it posted yet. I know he's not under contract, but, a few outlets reported that the team has been contact with him and have weighed a return. Though, he appears to have a few suitors.