The Browns' rookie minicamp featured 14 out of 27 players on the defensive side, including four draft picks. Those players understand what's expected.
Sean McVay said after the draft that he did not expect Jared Verse to be available when the Rams were slated to pick at No. 19. Fortunately, the first 14 picks were all offensive players, so that pushed Verse down the board and into Los Angeles' lap. Based on his combine testing and measurements, he compares favorably to former No. 1 overall pick and 2023 Defensive Player of the Year, Myles Garrett. NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah pointed out back in March that Verse and Garrett are the only two players in the last 10 years to run a 4.64 or faster in the 40 with at least 33-inch arms and 30-plus reps on the bench press.
Despite using five different starting quarterbacks and signing a 38-year-old Joe Flacco off the couch in November, the Browns still went 11-6 to reach the playoffs last season, where Cleveland's league-best defense gave up 45 points in a blowout lost against the Texans in the Wild Card.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
10 | QB | |
QB | ||
17 | QB | |
4 | QB | |
5 | QB |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
24 | RB | |
34 | RB | |
27 | RB | |
22 | RB | |
41 | RB | |
44 | FB | |
RB | ||
20 | RB |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
18 | WR | |
WR | ||
2 | WR | |
16 | WR | |
9 | WR | |
3 | WR | |
8 | WR | |
11 | WR | |
80 | WR | |
19 | WR | |
81 | WR |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
88 | TE | |
83 | TE | |
85 | TE | |
TE |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
64 | C | |
55 | C | |
C | ||
56 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
53 | DT | |
95 | DE | |
93 | DT | |
90 | DT | |
62 | DT | |
72 | DT | |
92 | DE | |
57 | DE | |
54 | DE | |
50 | DT | |
63 | DE | |
99 | DE | |
96 | DE | |
94 | DT | |
98 | DT | |
91 | DE |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
42 | LB | |
58 | LB | |
48 | LB | |
40 | LB |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
37 | S | |
38 | CB | |
9 | S | |
23 | CB | |
31 | DB | |
25 | CB | |
28 | CB | |
26 | CB | |
33 | S | |
12 | S | |
29 | CB | |
0 | CB | |
1 | S | |
21 | CB |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
13 | P | |
39 | K | |
7 | K | |
47 | LS | |
36 | K |