{"id":21326,"date":"2025-04-24T14:37:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=21326"},"modified":"2025-04-24T14:37:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:37:56","slug":"breaking-news-cleveland-browns-depth-chart-heading-into-2025-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=21326","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Cleveland Browns depth chart heading into 2025 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cleveland<\/p>\n

What positions should the Cleveland Browns go after during the 2025 NFL Draft? To assess that, let\u2019s take a look at the Browns\u2019 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:<\/p>\n

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Cleveland Browns Depth Chart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Position<\/th>\nStarter(s)<\/th>\nBackup(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Position<\/th>\nStarter(s)<\/th>\nBackup(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n
QB<\/td>\nJoe Flacco<\/td>\nKenny Pickett, Deshaun Watson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RB<\/td>\nJerome Ford<\/td>\nPierre Strong Jr, Troy Hairston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nJerry Jeudy, Cedric Tillman, David Bell<\/td>\nMichael Woods II, Jamari Thrash, DeAndre Carter, Kaden Davis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\nDavid Njoku<\/td>\nBlake Whiteheart, Brenden Bates, Tre’ McKitty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OT<\/td>\nJack Conklin, Dawand Jones<\/td>\nCornelius Lucas, Roy Mbaeteka, Julian Pearl, Lorenzo Thompson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OG<\/td>\nJoel Bitonio, Wyatt Teller<\/td>\nZak Zinter, Teven Jenkins, Javion Cohen, Brady Latham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C<\/td>\nEthan Pocic<\/td>\nLuke Wypler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DE<\/td>\nMyles Garrett, Isaiah McGuire<\/td>\nAlex Wright, Ogbo Okoronkwo, Joe Tyron-Shoyinka, Sam Kamara, Cameron Thomas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DT<\/td>\nMike Hall Jr, Maliek Collins<\/td>\nShelby Harris, Jowon Briggs, Ralph Holley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LB<\/td>\nJeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Jordan Hicks<\/td>\nDevin Bush, Jerome Baker, Mohamoud Diabate, Winston Reid, Nathaniel Watson, Marcus Haynes, Khaleke Hudson, Julian Okwara, Elerson Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CB<\/td>\nDenzel Ward, Greg Newsome II, Martin Emerson Jr<\/td>\nCameron Mitchell, Tony Brown II, Nik Needham, Myles Harden, Chigozie Anusiem, Anthony Kendall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S<\/td>\nGrant Delpit, Ronnie Hickman<\/td>\nTrey Dean III, Chris Edmonds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K<\/td>\nDustin Hopkins<\/td>\nAndre Szmyt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P<\/td>\nCorey Bojorquez<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LS<\/td>\nRex Sunahara<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

General Roster & Depth Chart Notes<\/h2>\n
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  • 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\u2019t 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.<\/li>\n
  • Running back is extremely thin right now. Even if Nick Chubb<\/strong> gets re-signed, it wouldn\u2019t seem out-of-the-question for a running back to be added to the mix at some point.<\/li>\n
  • At wide receiver, some fans may forget that Elijah Moore<\/strong> was not re-signed, which puts the back end of the depth chart up-for-grabs. That\u2019s where a guy like Travis Hunter<\/strong> can help advance the position greatly.<\/li>\n
  • At tight end, the Browns have their main guy.<\/li>\n
  • The offensive line has five starters still. They were banged up much of last year, but I still don\u2019t know if the team will be tempted to reach into their valuable stock of picks for an offensive lineman.<\/li>\n
  • The Browns have one dominant defensive end, and then about four good rotational guys. Abdul Carter<\/strong> would be a great addition if the team doesn\u2019t go with Hunter, but the draft is also deep at edge rusher to where you can add one later.<\/li>\n
  • Linebacker is sort of a question mark even without taking Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah\u2019s<\/strong> mysterious health condition into consideration.<\/li>\n
  • Cornerback should be the one position the Browns don\u2019t need to touch early on \u2014 with the bonus that if you draft Hunter, you get a two-way player.<\/li>\n
  • Safety seemed so deep last year, but now you\u2019re down Juan Thornhill<\/strong>, D\u2019Anthony Bell<\/strong>, and Rodney McLeod<\/strong>. We might see some depth added here.<\/li>\n
  • Special teams is unlikely to be addressed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    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<\/strong>) 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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