ClevelandBrowns
Four league championships in the book, every one from an era before the trophy had a name on it. Quinshon Judkins runs angry and Harold Fannin Jr. has been a revelation, in front of a defensive line that ruins afternoons. The Dawg Pound never needed a reason to turn up and is not about to start.
The fantasy roster, best rated first
Fantasy-relevant players only. Quarterbacks, backs, receivers and tight ends, which is what HexMetrics prices. None of them sit inside the league's top 25, none inside the top 50, 2 inside the top 100.
How roster strength is built: the seven slots behind 62
HexScore rates a player against others at his own position, so the seven below are not added up: each is weighted by what its slot is worth to an offence, and the weights are in the last column.
The case for the 2026 season
The youngest roster in football by a distance, the second-best pass defense, and a quarterback slot at 34.8
Cleveland rate 62 for roster strength, 32 of 32, with nobody inside the league's top 50. That is the counter-argument and I am putting it first because this market does not read past a case that hides it. What sits beside it: a value-weighted age of 23.1 that is 1 of 32 and therefore the youngest in football, 82.5% of the club's rated talent held by players under twenty-five, and a pass defense ranked 2 of 32. The quarterback slot rates 34.8.
The counter-argument, in full
0 players in the league's top 25. 0 in the top 50. 2 in the top 100. The highest-rated player here is Quinshon Judkins at 89.5, 58 of 457. Pass efficiency 0.59, rush efficiency 0.67, quarterback input 0.45, tempo 0.81 against a league average of one, which is the slowest kind of offense a club can run when it is not winning.
The quarterback slot carries 28% of the club figure and rates 34.8. There is no arrangement of the other six slots that recovers from that, and I am not going to build one. Anyone who tells you the roster figure is unfair to this club is asking you to ignore the position this city has spent twenty-five years unable to fill.
Now the part the number cannot see
The value-weighted age is 23.1 and the plain roster age is 23.7, against a league mean of 26. 82.5% of everything the model rates here belongs to players under twenty-five. That is not the youngest roster by a little. It is the youngest roster in football and the margin is not close.
Quinshon Judkins rates 89.5 at 22. Harold Fannin Jr. rates 89.4 at 22. KC Concepcion rates 74.1 at 21. I believe a roster's age curve is the most under-read number on a team page, and this is the page that makes the argument for me: three of the four best players here are twenty-two or younger.
The defense, which is the actual case
Pass defense z-scores at 1.45, 2 of 32, second in the league. Rush defense ranks 16. Team Power reads 72, 20 of 32, which is thirteen places above where the skill players rate and is that defense doing the lifting.
I think a defense can carry an offense further than the discourse allows, and this market has the evidence for it in living memory. What a defense cannot do is carry a quarterback slot rating 34.8 through a season, and I am sceptical of the veteran-signing answer to that question for reasons this city does not need rehearsed. The second-best pass defense in football buys this club games it has no business in. It does not buy it a February.
What the case actually is
Strength of schedule ranks 31 of 32 counting easiest first, which is one of the hardest slates in the league, and 16 of 17 games are outdoors, 31 of 32 for indoor games and therefore among the fewest. The bye is week 11. None of that helps.
So here is the honest version. The roster figure of 62 is correct and it is measuring this season, in which this club is 32 of 32 and the schedule is hard and the quarterback slot is what it is. The age curve is measuring a different season, one where 82.5% of the rated talent has had two more years, and no page on this site can tell you what that is worth. I write about the future here because the present has rarely repaid the attention, and I would rather say that plainly than dress up a bottom-two roster as a contender.
The club record
76 players. Read from www.clevelandbrowns.com on 2026-09-12. Not a HexMetrics rating: this is what the club publishes.
Coaching staff
40 coachesHead Coach
- Head CoachTodd Monken
- Chief of StaffJohn Carr
Coordinators
- Offensive CoordinatorTravis Switzer
- Defensive CoordinatorMike Rutenberg
- Special Teams CoordinatorByron Storer
Coaches
- Defensive Assistant/NickelbacksJeff Anderson
- Assistant QuarterbacksMatt Baker
- QuarterbacksMike Bajakian
- Pass Game CoordinatorEphraim Banda
- Run Game Coordinator/Tight EndsJeff Blasko
- Offensive AnalystDom Borsani
- Pass Game CoordinatorDanny Breyer
- Senior Defensive AssistantDom Capers
- Defensive LineJacques Cesaire
- Offensive Assistant/Offensive LineSanders Davis
- Defensive Assistant/Assistant LinebackersZach Dunn
- Assistant Offensive LineBobby Johnson
- Wide ReceiversChristian Jones
- Offensive Quality ControlIan Kolste
- Defensive Backs Coach/Pass Game SpecialistBrandon Lynch
- Offensive AnalystTravis Monken
- Running BacksDuce Staley
- Assistant Defensive LineRalph Street
- Assistant Special TeamsKeith Tandy
- Run Game Coordinator/ LinebackersJason Tarver
- Offensive LineGeorge Warhop
- Defensive AnalystShaq Wilson
- Defensive Quality ControlPaul Worrilow
- Assistant Wide ReceiversJohn Wozniak
Staff
- Player Development CoordinatorHajriz Aliu
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning/Sports ScienceJosh Christovich
- Senior Director of Player DevelopmentJames Cook
- Director of Performance NutritionKelsey Fahy
- Offensive Skill Development AssistantDemetric Felton
- Assistant Strength and ConditioningMonty Gibson
- Director, Strength and ConditioningLarry Jackson
- Assistant Strength and ConditioningDale Jones
- Assistant of Performance NutritionGrace Kennedy
- DL Development AssistantLaRoy Reynolds
- Assistant Strength and ConditioningTy Taylor
Read from www.clevelandbrowns.com on 2026-09-12.
Depth chart
Offense
- WR
- Jerry Jeudy57.6
- Tylan Wallace
- LT
- Spencer Fano
- Dawand Jones
- LG
- Zion Johnson
- Zak Zinter
- C
- Elgton Jenkins
- Parker Brailsford
- Luke Wypler
- RG
- Teven Jenkins
- Austin Barber
- RT
- Tytus Howard
- WR
- Denzel Boston68.3
- Malachi Corley15.6
- QB
- Deshaun Watson29.0
- Shedeur Sanders34.8
- Taylen Green0.3
- RB
- Quinshon Judkins89.5
- Dylan Sampson34.6
- Raheim Sanders6.8
- Michael Burton
- TE
- Harold Fannin Jr.89.4
- Blake Whiteheart
- Carsen Ryan
- WR
- KC Concepcion Jr.74.1
- Isaiah Bond20.2
Defense
- LDE
- Jared Verse
- Sam Williams
- LDT
- Maliek Collins
- Mike Hall Jr.
- RDT
- Mason Graham
- Adin Huntington
- RDE
- Isaiah McGuire
- Derek Barnett
- WILL
- Carson Schwesinger
- MIKE
- Quincy Williams
- Justin Jefferson
- SAM
- Easton Mascarenas-Arnold
- Winston Reid
- CB
- Tyson Campbell
- Myles Harden
- Noah Igbinoghene
- CB
- Denzel Ward
- Mekhi Blackmon
- Toriano Pride Jr.
- SS
- Grant Delpit
- Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
- Daniel Thomas
- FS
- Ronnie Hickman
- Donovan McMillon
Special Teams
- P
- Corey Bojorquez
- K
- Andre Szmyt
- H
- Corey Bojorquez
- KR
- Malachi Corley15.6
- Dylan Sampson34.6
- PR
- KC Concepcion Jr.74.1
- Isaiah Bond20.2
- LS
- Rex Sunahara
Full roster
14 of 60 rated| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active53 | |||||||
| Offense | |||||||
| 2 | Shedeur SandersRated | QB | 6-2 | 212 | 24 | 2 | Colorado |
| 4 | Deshaun WatsonRated | QB | 6-3 | 223 | 30 | 10 | Clemson |
| 15 | Taylen GreenRated | QB | 6-6 | 230 | 23 | R | Arkansas |
| 10 | Quinshon JudkinsRated | RB | 6-0 | 221 | 22 | 2 | Ohio State |
| 22 | Dylan SampsonRated | RB | 5-8 | 200 | 21 | 2 | Tennessee |
| 23 | Raheim SandersRated | RB | 6-0 | 230 | 24 | 2 | South Carolina |
| 34 | Michael Burton | FB | 6-0 | 247 | 34 | 12 | Rutgers |
| 0 | Isaiah BondRated | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | 2 | Texas |
| 1 | KC Concepcion Jr.Rated | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 21 | R | Texas A&M |
| 3 | Jerry JeudyRated | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | 7 | Alabama |
| 11 | Malachi CorleyRated | WR | 5-11 | 215 | 24 | 3 | Western Kentucky |
| 12 | Denzel BostonRated | WR | 6-4 | 215 | 22 | R | Washington |
| 16 | Tylan Wallace | WR | 5-11 | 200 | 27 | 6 | Oklahoma State |
| 44 | Harold Fannin Jr.Rated | TE | 6-4 | 241 | 22 | 2 | Bowling Green |
| 48 | Carsen Ryan | TE | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | R | BYU |
| 86 | Blake Whiteheart | TE | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | 4 | Wake Forest |
| 55 | Spencer Fano | T | 6-6 | 315 | 21 | R | Utah |
| 58 | Austin Barber | T | 6-7 | 320 | 23 | R | Florida |
| 71 | Tytus Howard | T | 6-5 | 320 | 30 | 8 | Alabama State |
| 79 | Dawand Jones | T | 6-8 | 374 | 25 | 4 | Ohio State |
| 70 | Zak Zinter | G | 6-6 | 310 | 25 | 3 | Michigan |
| 77 | Zion Johnson | G | 6-3 | 315 | 26 | 5 | Boston College |
| 78 | Teven Jenkins | G | 6-6 | 321 | 28 | 6 | Oklahoma State |
| 52 | Parker Brailsford | C | 6-2 | 290 | 22 | R | Alabama |
| 56 | Luke Wypler | C | 6-3 | 303 | 25 | 4 | Ohio State |
| 74 | Elgton Jenkins | C/G | 6-5 | 310 | 30 | 8 | Mississippi State |
| Defense | |||||||
| 8 | Jared Verse | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | 3 | Florida State |
| 54 | Sam Williams | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 27 | 5 | Mississippi |
| 57 | Isaiah McGuire | DE | 6-4 | 268 | 25 | 4 | Missouri |
| 97 | Derek Barnett | DE | 6-3 | 260 | 30 | 10 | Tennessee |
| 98 | Adin Huntington | DE | 6-1 | 281 | 24 | 2 | Tulane |
| 51 | Mike Hall Jr. | DT | 6-3 | 300 | 23 | 3 | Ohio State |
| 94 | Mason Graham | DT | 6-4 | 315 | 23 | 2 | Michigan |
| 96 | Maliek Collins | DT | 6-2 | 310 | 31 | 11 | Nebraska |
| 5 | Quincy Williams | LB | 5-11 | 230 | 30 | 8 | Murray State |
| 17 | Justin Jefferson | LB | 6-0 | 223 | 23 | R | Alabama |
| 42 | Easton Mascarenas-Arnold | LB | 5-11 | 227 | 24 | 2 | USC |
| 49 | Carson Schwesinger | LB | 6-3 | 242 | 23 | 2 | UCLA |
| 59 | Winston Reid | LB | 6-0 | 225 | 27 | 3 | Weber State |
| 7 | Tyson Campbell | CB | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | 6 | Georgia |
| 20 | Noah Igbinoghene | CB | 5-11 | 197 | 26 | 7 | Auburn |
| 21 | Denzel Ward | CB | 5-11 | 190 | 29 | 9 | Ohio State |
| 26 | Myles Harden | CB | 5-11 | 195 | 24 | 3 | South Dakota |
| 29 | Mekhi Blackmon | CB | 5-11 | 178 | 27 | 4 | USC |
| 35 | Toriano Pride Jr. | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 22 | R | Missouri |
| 9 | Grant Delpit | S | 6-3 | 208 | 27 | 7 | LSU |
| 24 | Daniel Thomas | S | 5-10 | 215 | 28 | 7 | Auburn |
| 28 | Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | S | 6-3 | 210 | 22 | R | Toledo |
| 31 | Donovan McMillon | S | 6-2 | 203 | 24 | 2 | Pittsburgh |
| 33 | Ronnie Hickman | S | 6-1 | 209 | 24 | 4 | Ohio State |
| Special teams | |||||||
| 25 | Andre SzmytRated | K | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | 2 | Syracuse |
| 13 | Corey Bojorquez | P | 6-0 | 217 | 30 | 9 | New Mexico |
| 50 | Rex Sunahara | LS | 6-6 | 242 | 29 | 3 | West Virginia |
| Reserve/Injured5 | |||||||
| 93 | Kalia Davis | DT | 6-2 | 310 | 27 | 5 | UCF |
| 6 | Dillon Gabriel | QB | 5-11 | 205 | 25 | 2 | Oregon |
| 53 | Kendrick Green | G | 6-4 | 315 | 27 | 5 | Illinois |
| 37 | Damarri Mathis | CB | 5-11 | 195 | 27 | 5 | Pittsburgh |
| 91 | Alex Wright | DE | 6-5 | 267 | 26 | 5 | UAB |
| Reserve/Non-Football Illness1 | |||||||
| 18 | Joe RoyerRated | TE | 6-5 | 250 | 24 | R | Cincinnati |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform1 | |||||||
| 6 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | LB | 6-2 | 221 | 26 | 6 | Notre Dame |
Practice squad
1 of 16 rated| # | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | Exp | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice Squad16 | |||||||
| Offense | |||||||
| 38 | Jaleel McLaughlinRated | RB | 5-7 | 187 | 26 | 4 | Youngstown State |
| 81 | Bub Means | WR | 6-2 | 215 | 25 | 3 | Pittsburgh |
| 87 | Kole Wilson | WR | 5-7 | 177 | 22 | R | Baylor |
| 84 | Messiah Swinson | TE | 6-7 | 259 | 26 | 1 | Arizona State |
| 72 | KT Leveston | T | 6-4 | 335 | 27 | 3 | Kansas State |
| Defense | |||||||
| 60 | Nadame Tucker | DE | 6-3 | 250 | 26 | R | Western Michigan |
| 90 | Khordae Sydnor | DE | 6-4 | 264 | 23 | R | Vanderbilt |
| 99 | Logan Fano | DE | 6-4 | 252 | 24 | R | Utah |
| 61 | Chris Williams | DT | 6-2 | 298 | 28 | 5 | Wagner |
| 69 | Zion Logue | DT | 6-6 | 325 | 25 | 1 | Georgia |
| 92 | Sam Kamara | DT | 6-0 | 272 | 28 | 4 | Stony Brook |
| 40 | Nathaniel Watson | LB | 6-0 | 233 | 26 | 3 | Mississippi State |
| 27 | Myles Bryant | CB | 5-9 | 192 | 28 | 7 | Washington |
| 38 | D'Angelo Ross | CB | 5-9 | 190 | 29 | 5 | New Mexico |
| 39 | Michael Coats Jr. | CB | 5-9 | 184 | 25 | R | West Virginia |
| 30 | Zion Washington | S | 6-1 | 208 | 23 | R | Boise State |
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