What positions should the Cleveland Browns go after during the 2025 NFL Draft? To assess that, let’s take a look at the Browns’ current depth chart and roster. This factors in players the team did not re-sign this offseason, and players who were added during free agency. I also have the players who I would denote as the projected starts in the left-hand column:
Cleveland Browns Depth Chart
| Position | Starter(s) | Backup(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Starter(s) | Backup(s) |
| QB | Joe Flacco | Kenny Pickett, Deshaun Watson |
| RB | Jerome Ford | Pierre Strong Jr, Troy Hairston |
| WR | Jerry Jeudy, Cedric Tillman, David Bell | Michael Woods II, Jamari Thrash, DeAndre Carter, Kaden Davis |
| TE | David Njoku | Blake Whiteheart, Brenden Bates, Tre’ McKitty |
| OT | Jack Conklin, Dawand Jones | Cornelius Lucas, Roy Mbaeteka, Julian Pearl, Lorenzo Thompson |
| OG | Joel Bitonio, Wyatt Teller | Zak Zinter, Teven Jenkins, Javion Cohen, Brady Latham |
| C | Ethan Pocic | Luke Wypler |
| DE | Myles Garrett, Isaiah McGuire | Alex Wright, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Joe Tyron-Shoyinka, Sam Kamara, Cameron Thomas |
| DT | Mike Hall Jr, Maliek Collins | Shelby Harris, Jowon Briggs, Ralph Holley |
| LB | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Jordan Hicks | Devin Bush, Jerome Baker, Mohamoud Diabate, Winston Reid, Nathaniel Watson, Marcus Haynes, Khaleke Hudson, Julian Okwara, Elerson Smith |
| CB | Denzel Ward, Greg Newsome II, Martin Emerson Jr | Cameron Mitchell, Tony Brown II, Nik Needham, Myles Harden, Chigozie Anusiem, Anthony Kendall |
| S | Grant Delpit, Ronnie Hickman | Trey Dean III, Chris Edmonds |
| K | Dustin Hopkins | Andre Szmyt |
| P | Corey Bojorquez | |
| LS | Rex Sunahara |
General Roster & Depth Chart Notes
- At quarterback, there are two schools of thoughts here. One would be that you obviously draft a guy on Day 2 of the draft to have someone to develop. The other school of thought is that you don’t force that, and focus your efforts on a long-term quarterback in the 2026 draft, if you feel the talent pool will be greater then.
- Running back is extremely thin right now. Even if Nick Chubb gets re-signed, it wouldn’t seem out-of-the-question for a running back to be added to the mix at some point.
- At wide receiver, some fans may forget that Elijah Moore was not re-signed, which puts the back end of the depth chart up-for-grabs. That’s where a guy like Travis Hunter can help advance the position greatly.
- At tight end, the Browns have their main guy.
- The offensive line has five starters still. They were banged up much of last year, but I still don’t know if the team will be tempted to reach into their valuable stock of picks for an offensive lineman.
- The Browns have one dominant defensive end, and then about four good rotational guys. Abdul Carter would be a great addition if the team doesn’t go with Hunter, but the draft is also deep at edge rusher to where you can add one later.
- Linebacker is sort of a question mark even without taking Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah’s mysterious health condition into consideration.
- Cornerback should be the one position the Browns don’t need to touch early on — with the bonus that if you draft Hunter, you get a two-way player.
- Safety seemed so deep last year, but now you’re down Juan Thornhill, D’Anthony Bell, and Rodney McLeod. We might see some depth added here.
- Special teams is unlikely to be addressed.
FanDuel Sportsbook also has a good amount of interesting draft-related prop bets up to look at. The odds only extend to the first round for the Browns, where that unique scenario of adding a wide receiver and cornerback in one pick (Travis Hunter) has the best odds of -1350. The draft should play a big factor in what small depth chart changes we see after the draft, though. For example, if Cleveland passes on Hunter, then maybe you take a closer look at re-signing Moore.
