Cleveland Browns — Gridiron Core

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average NFL team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of NFL teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 8 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

Key People

Roster & staff

Players

Deshaun WatsonStarting QB · QB

Quinshon JudkinsLeading Rusher · RB342YDS

Harold Fannin Jr.Leading Receiver · TE411YDS

Carson SchwesingerLeading Tackler · LB74TOT

Coaching Staff

Todd MonkenHead Coach

Travis SwitzerOffensive Coordinator

Mike RutenbergDefensive Coordinator

Byron StorerSpecial Teams

Front Office

Jimmy HaslamOwner

Dave JenkinsPresident / CEO

Andrew BerryGeneral Manager

GCGlenn CookAssistant GM

Club Social

AFC NorthCurrent standings · division leader takes a seedAll Standings

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FinancialsForbes 2026 · cap via Over The Cap

Valuation$9.00B17th

Revenue$720Mlast season11th

Operating$110Mincome16th

Roster Spend76 players · 29th in spend

$204.1Mof $301.2M cap

Cap space $15.1MDead money $119.2M

Valuation, revenue and operating income are Forbes’s 2026 estimates. Cap figures are Over The Cap as of 2026-09-20 and move with every roster transaction.

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QB22nd pct

Run13th pct

Pass22nd pct

Trenches33rd pct

Explosive10th pct

Resilience65th pct

Special Teams76th pct

Quarterback4222nd pct

− EPA per dropback (-0.05 EPA)

EPA per dropback: -0.05 EPA; 43; 23rd
Dropback success: 40.1%; 45; 31st
Completion over expected: +0.5 CPOE; 51; 53rd
Turnover avoidance: 2.8%; 49; 47th

− Rush EPA (-0.16 EPA)

Rush EPA: -0.16 EPA; 42; 20th
Rush success: 36.6%; 42; 21st
Stuff avoidance: 23.3%; 38; 12th
Explosive runs: 7.0%; 42; 22nd
Short yardage: 53.3%; 41; 19th

Confidence: medium

− Protection (11.1%)

Pass EPA: +0.12 EPA; 48; 42nd
Pass success: 40.1%; 45; 31st
Explosive passes: 12.1%; 44; 26th
Protection: 11.1%; 27; 1st
Completion over expected: +0.5 CPOE; 51; 53rd

Confidence: high

+ Stuff creation (24.9%)
+ Short-yardage defense (50.6%)
− Pass protection (11.1%)

Run-line control: 23.3%; 38; 12th
Pass protection: 11.1%; 27; 1st
Short-yardage blocking: 53.3%; 41; 19th
Stuff creation: 24.9%; 68; 96th
Pressure creation: 6.9%; 54; 65th
Short-yardage defense: 50.6%; 63; 90th

Confidence: medium

− Explosive prevention (14.5%)

Explosive play rate: 10.4%; 42; 21st
Explosive passes: 12.1%; 44; 26th
Explosive runs: 7.0%; 42; 22nd
Breakaway magnitude: 0.146; 44; 27th
Explosive prevention: 14.5%; 39; 14th

Confidence: high

+ Defensive response (60.8%)
+ Explosive prevention after shocks (82.7%)

Offensive response: 37.0%; 49; 47th
Defensive response: 60.8%; 56; 71st
Momentum reversal: 23.6%; 46; 36th
Explosive prevention after shocks: 82.7%; 61; 87th
Mistake avoidance: 65.1%; 57; 77th

Confidence: low

+ Net punting (44.4 yds)

Field goals vs expectation: -0 pts of make rate; 51; 53rd
Net punting: 44.4 yds; 64; 92nd
Kick returns: 25.5 yds; 48; 43rd
Punt returns: 11.5 yds; 53; 63rd
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 48; 40th

Confidence: low